Model for Seated Lion no. 2 (Primary Title)

Antoine-Louis Barye, French, 1796 - 1875 (Artist)

ca. 1857
French
wax, plaster
Overall: 8 × 3 1/4 × 6 5/16 in. (20.32 × 8.26 × 16.03 cm)
2007.71
Not on view
The wax and plaster model was the next to final stage in the realization of bronze casts. From it was cast the bronze master model, which served as the basis of all subsequent casts.
Gift of Mrs. Nelson L. St. Clair, Jr.
2021: Romantic Bronzes
The Mrs. Nelson L. St. Clair, Jr. Donation of Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye, VMFA , April 24, 2021 -
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