The bronze Lion Crushing a Serpent in Rittenhouse Square

Lion with a Snake, a sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye, stands 1.35 by 1.78 by 0.96 meters (4 ft 5 in × 5 ft 10 in × 3 ft 2 in) in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. Created in 1832 as a plaster, this bronze beauty received its first cast in 1835 by Honoré Gonon using the lost-wax process.

The original cast was acquired by Louis Philippe I. After being exhibited in the Tuileries Gardens from 1836 to 1911, it is now in the Louvre. A stone version is located in the Tuileries.

Another bronze cast was made in 1891. It became the first bronze statue installed in Rittenhouse Square the following year, 1892, where it is known as Lion Crushing a Serpent.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons