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Long nineteenth century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 207338

Tiger Surprising an Antelope

Antoine-Louis Barye, modeled possibly ca. 1835, cast after 1855

Tiger Surprising an Antelope at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of Maria A. S. de Reinis, 1982 · Public domain

Artist
Antoine-Louis Barye
Date
modeled possibly ca. 1835, cast after 1855
Medium
Bronze (sand cast)
Dimensions
Overall: 13 3/4 × 22 × 10 1/8 in., 54.6 lb. (34.9 × 55.9 × 25.7 cm, 24.8 kg)
Era
Long nineteenth century

Why it matters

Tiger Surprising an Antelope, dated modeled possibly ca. 1835, cast after 1855, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Bronze (sand cast). The museum attributes the work to Antoine-Louis Barye. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 13 3/4 × 22 × 10 1/8 in., 54.6 lb. (34.9 × 55.9 × 25.7 cm, 24.8 kg). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.