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Source Description
The inscription identifies the subject as the lioness that died in October 1828. Barye shows her from one side and from above, carefully recording the muscular structure of the head. Henri Gauthier, comte de Rigny, donated a lion and lioness to the Jardin des Plantes in 1828.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
8328
label
Sketches of Head of Lioness
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
8328
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Sketches of Head of Lioness
description
The inscription identifies the subject as the lioness that died in October 1828. Barye shows her from one side and from above, carefully recording the muscular structure of the head. Henri Gauthier, comte de Rigny, donated a lion and lioness to the Jardin des Plantes in 1828.
provenance
Mme Vildieu (born Georgine-Virginie-Henriette Barye); Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
1828
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
sketches
drawings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.7
height
15.2
dimensionsRaw
2 1/4 x 6 in. (5.7 x 15.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] ""Lionne de l'amiral Rigny.""
med
graphite on paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
9b6187bb319ba84c