The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Tiger Devouring a Gavial

1831

Antoine-Louis Barye

(French, 1796–1875)
France, 19th century
bronze
Overall: 20.4 x 20.4 cm (8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Gift of the family of Constance Mather Bishop 1993.233
Location: Not on view

Description

A large reptile of southern Asia, the gavial is related to and resembles a crocodile.
  • Constance Mather Bishop.
  • “1993 Annual Report.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 6 (July 1994): 143–218. Mentioned: p. 160 www.jstor.org
  • 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=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

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