The Lion Hunt
Entry ID
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92 (31/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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The Lion Hunt
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La Chasse au Lion
Description of the sculpture
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Bronze group sculpture showing a North African horseman (lance missing) attacking a lion as it savages a Sub-Saharan man, armed with a dagger, who is lying on the ground.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Statue: Group (multiple figures)
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 79.5 cm
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Width: 89 cm
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Depth: 57 cm
Materials
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Bronze
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Patination
Overall colour
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Monochrome – black
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Monochrome – brown
Inscriptions
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Back, left side of base: 'Millet'
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: generic/idealised type
Role within sculpture
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Key subsidiary role
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Uncertain
Clothing
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Naked
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Fighting
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Shouting
Emotional state
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Anxious/fearful
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking upwards
Sculptural context
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Rural: Indigenous
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Nineteenth century (1800-1899)
Date of Production
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c. 1880 - 1890
Date inferred from
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Inferred from dates when sculptor is active
Original purpose
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Decorative
Original display setting
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Secular Domestic: library/study
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Secular Domestic: hall/reception room
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Secular Domestic: other
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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SC15 BORGM
Provenance history
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1921: gifted to the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum by Sir Merton Russell-Cotes
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c. 1907 - 1921: owned by Sir Merton Russell-Cotes
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/794, . (no date) ‘The Lion Hunt’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/795
