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Source Description
In this North African scene, two Arab hunters pursue a lion and lioness, which, in turn, have been gnawing a fallen water buffalo. The horsemen's billowing garments add to the sense of drama. Scholars have suggested that the shallow, frieze-like quality of this sculpture was inspired by a Roman sculptural relief such as those found on the sides of a sarcophagus.
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Document identity
localId
1985
label
""Surtout de table"": Lion Hunt
core
obj
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sculpture
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3
Source metadata
id
1985
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
""Surtout de table"": Lion Hunt
description
In this North African scene, two Arab hunters pursue a lion and lioness, which, in turn, have been gnawing a fallen water buffalo. The horsemen's billowing garments add to the sense of drama. Scholars have suggested that the shallow, frieze-like quality of this sculpture was inspired by a Roman sculptural relief such as those found on the sides of a sarcophagus.
provenance
Duc d'Orléans, 1834, by commission; duchesse d'Orleans Sale, Paris, January 18-20, 1853, no. 3 or 4; Count Anatole Demidoff Sale, Paris, April 21, 1870, no. 167; Montessier; G. Mallais Sale, Paris, 1882, no. 147; Georges Sortais; Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 17, 1898, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1834-1837
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
45.7
height
67.3
depth
30.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 18 x W: 26 1/2 x D: 12 in. (45.7 x 67.3 x 30.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Cast through from model: BARYE / 1837; [Transcription] Inscribed on base: BRONZE D'UN SEUL JET SANS CISELURE/ coule a l'hotel d'Angevilliers par Honore Gonon et ses deux fils; [Translation] Inscribed on base: Only bronze cast without carving/ cast at the Hotel D'Angevilliers by Honoré Gonon and his two sons.
med
bronze with brown patina over a metallic flake or powdered surface, with extensive traces of gilding, particularly on the stirrup of the lead horse
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6082
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EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
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photo
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photo
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