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Tiger Devouring a Gavial

(French, 1795–1875)
model created 1831; cast around 1840
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsOverall: 21 x 50.8 x 20.3 cm (8 1/4 x 20 x 8 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Howard
Accession number1992.314
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
InscriptionsSigned before casting: BARYE
ProvenanceBy 1963, John K. Howard; 1970, by inheritance to his son John E. Howard, Maine; 1992, gift of John Howard to the MFA. (June 24, 1992)
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