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Lion by Rosa Bonheur — VisualArtsDB

Lion

Lion

1875–1885

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 40.7 × 55.9 × 20.4 cm (16 × 22 × 8 in.)
Genre: statuette
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

nineteenth century

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firing (heating)nineteenth century19th centurycasting (process)lionscatsfrenchanimalspatinaedsculptureinorganic materialnonferrous metalbronzestatuettesculptingcopper alloymetal

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