Jaguar Devouring a Crocodile

Antoine-Louis Barye, Jaguar Devouring a Crocodile, ca. 1830s, cast bronze and marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.206
Copied Antoine-Louis Barye, Jaguar Devouring a Crocodile, ca. 1830s, cast bronze and marble, 4 3⁄8 x 5 x 10 1⁄2 in. (11.1 x 12.7 x 26.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.206
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Artwork Details

Title
Jaguar Devouring a Crocodile
Artist
Date
ca. 1830s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
4 3⁄8 x 5 x 10 1⁄2 in. (11.1 x 12.7 x 26.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Olin Dows
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast bronze and marble
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — reptile — alligator
  • Animal — jaguar
Object Number
1983.90.206
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.90.206

Artwork Description

Antoine-Louis Barye created more than fifty sculptures of cats. He chiseled the surface and applied patinas to show the patterns and textures of each animal’s fur. His work captures the force and brutality of great wild cats attacking their prey, and one critic described it as a “fierce, gluttonous, voluptuous enjoyment of the feline beast in the taste of blood.”