A Lion fighting with a Snake
Antoine-Louis Barye (Paris 1795 – Paris 1875)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1816 - 1875
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
130 x 180 mm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 637920
Summary
Bronze sculpture on an oval base, A Lion fighting with a Snake by Antoine-Louis Barye (Paris 1796 – Paris 1875), signed. The lion is snarling, one paw raised above the coiled cobra type snake.
Provenance
1944, gifted to the National Trust by Field Marshal Sir Archibald and Lady Montgomery Massingberd.
Makers and roles
Antoine-Louis Barye (Paris 1795 – Paris 1875), sculptor