A Horse startled by a Lion, by Antoine Louis Barye

An image of A Horse startled by a Lion. Barye, Antoine Louis (French, 1796-1875). Bronze with dark brown patina, height 37.8 cm, length 35.7 cm, width 15.5 cm, 1847. Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund.

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A Horse startled by a Lion. Barye, Antoine Louis (French, 1796-1875). Bronze with dark brown patina, height 37.8 cm, length 35.7 cm, width 15.5 cm, 1847. Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund.

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Accession Number: M.4-2015
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 915 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 426.87kB
Exposure time: 1/45
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century _WF_Batchelor animal animal figure animals Antoine Louis Barye attack attacking Barye bronze equestrian figure Fitz_AA French frightened horses lions patina patinated patination rearing rearing horse sculpture startled

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