Lioness standing

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Artist/Maker	Barbedienne (maker)
Place of origin	France (made)

Barye was a prolific artist famous for his sculptures of animals such as this one of a lionesse standing.

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Categories	Sculpture Bronze Animals and Wildlife
Object type	Statuette
Title	Lioness standing
Materials and techniques	Bronze Bronze
Brief description	Bronze statuette of lioness standing, 1890, A.L Barye
Physical description	Bronze statuette of a lioness standing.
Dimensions	Height: 7.875in Length: 9in Weight: 2.46kg
Production	By F. Barbedienne, after a model by A.L. Barye.
Subject depicted	Lion
Summary	Barye was a prolific artist famous for his sculptures of animals such as this one of a lionesse standing.
Bibliographic references	List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1890. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1891. pp. 12 Poletti, M and Richarme, A. Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures. Paris. 2000. cat. no. A68
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	96-1890

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Record created	November 3, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O171331/lioness-standing-statuette-barbedienne/

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