Lion and Snake

1838

21.3 cm 18.2 cm 11.1 cm

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The lion has lowered its head and is about to devour the writhing snake. This plaster is the model for the bronze varient on the lion made for the Tuileries, see WAM 27.157.

Sculpture

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André Theuriet (1833-1907) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Pierre Bertrand, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, August 1955, by purchase.
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