The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Tiger Devouring a Gavial

Tiger Devouring a Gavial

1831
(French, 1796–1875)
Overall: 20.4 x 20.4 cm (8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

A large reptile of southern Asia, the gavial is related to and resembles a crocodile.
  • Constance Mather Bishop.
  • Rodin and His Contemporaries. Sunrise Art Museum, Charleston, WV (organizer) (January 10-March 8, 1998).
  • {{cite web|title=Tiger Devouring a Gavial|url=false|author=Antoine-Louis Barye|year=1831|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1993.233