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Source Description
Barye posed this majestic reclining lion against a background consisting of rocks and a gnarled oak tree, features familiar to him in the Forest of Fontainebleau.
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Document identity
localId
17985
label
Lion at Rest
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
17985
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Lion at Rest
description
Barye posed this majestic reclining lion against a background consisting of rocks and a gnarled oak tree, features familiar to him in the Forest of Fontainebleau.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1889 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1850s-1860s
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
3
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24.1
height
29.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/2 x W: 11 3/4 in. (24.1 x 29.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] In red watercolor at lower right corner
on recto: BARYE; [Mark] In graphite in center
on verso: o.
med
watercolor on moderately textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
2069
631
872
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
431e9b0e98f0ae91
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
61c3e3cd744505b3
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no