Inscription chased on the base of the metal copy showing the inverted name of the artist. Copy of the Lion by Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795–1875), ordered in 1878, today at the Porte des Lions, Palais du Louvre, Paris, H. 160 cm (Musée du Louvre, no inv. number). See http://www.fontesdart.org/fontes-n100-elisabeth-lebon/.