Antoine-Louis Barye and Brame
Tiger dévorant un gavial (seconde réduction)
1835
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, dark brown patina, 4 1/8 x 10 13/16 x 4 3/16 in. (10.5 x 27.5 x 10.6 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.87
Tiger lying down holding a gavial (large harmless crocodile) between its front paws (claws extended), and biting it on the base of its tail. The gavial's tail is wrapped around the proper left side of the tiger's neck. The gavial's long jaw is open and its head is resting under the tiger's proper front left leg. There is a small turtle partially visible under the tiger's proper right foreleg. Base: oval ground covered with stylized leaves with rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
The Baltimore Art Museum, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
Inscribed: Bottom of base: white paint, w/109; two labels, 432 and L.66.7.73. Stamped on base: BARYE 19. Signed on base: illegible BAR 838?
