Lion of the Column of July
model 1836, cast by 1873
Artist, French, 1795 - 1875
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 20.32 × 42.55 × 6.35 cm (8 × 16 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
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Accession
2014.136.276
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Commissioned 1873 directly from the artist by William T. Walters, chairman of the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s acquisition committee; purchased 1873 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1978
Antoine Louis Barye: A Selection of Bronzes from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 5 July - 10 September 1978.
1988
Antoine-Louis Barye: The Corcoran Collection, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, Houston; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, 1988-1990, unnumbered catalogue.
Inscriptions
lower right: BARYE
Wikidata ID
Q63863635