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Barye has lightly sketched, mostly in outline, several variations on the theme of a lion attacking a man mounted on a rearing horse. In two of the scenes, a second lion crouches over a fallen man. These studies have not been related to any of Barye's known compositions.

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Document identity
localId
1679
label
Four Sketches of a Lion Attacking a Horseman
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1679
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Four Sketches of a Lion Attacking a Horseman
description
Barye has lightly sketched, mostly in outline, several variations on the theme of a lion attacking a man mounted on a rearing horse. In two of the scenes, a second lion crouches over a fallen man. These studies have not been related to any of Barye's known compositions.
provenance
Mme Vildieu (born Georgine-Virginie-Henriette Barye); Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
19th century
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
sketches
drawings
leaf
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
33.5
height
29.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 3/16 x W: 11 3/4 in. (33.5 x 29.8 cm)
Source extras
med
graphite on paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
1e53f04eaa049f58