Skip to main contentDescriptionOriginally modelled in 1833. A lion with his front paw on a snake. Likely a post-humous cast.
Lion Crushing a Serpent
Artist/Maker
Antoine-Louis Barye
France, 1795 - 1875
Datec. 1838 (modeled), post 1845 (cast)
MediumBronze
Dimensions8 1/2 × 12 3/4 × 6 in. (21.6 × 32.4 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eliza and Tom Chrystie, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW2003.034
ClassificationsSculpture
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Not on viewAntoine-Louis Barye