Arab Killing a Lion
Maker
Antoine-Louis Barye
(French,1796 - 1875)
Additional Title(s)
- Mounted Arab killing a lion
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Daten.d.
Mediumbronze
Dimensions14 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 18 in. (36.8 × 31.8 × 45.7 cm.)
DescriptionArab killing a lion. Antique green patina. Spirited group. A mounted Algerian Arab spearing a lion while his horse rears with fright. The calm face of the rider contrasts with the open-mouthed excitement of his mount and the helpless fury of the lion.
SignedBARYE
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number11.13
Jean-Antoine Houdon
1777
Object number: 27.92
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1922
Object number: 2000.5.918
