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Source Description
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.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4823
label
Lion and Snake
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4823
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Lion and Snake
description
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.
provenance
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.
date
1838
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.2
height
21.3
depth
11.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 3/16 x W: 8 3/8 x D: 4 3/8 in. (18.2 x 21.3 x 11.1 cm)
Source extras
med
terracotta
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
34
2198
3818
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
281001dc4bd5ac83