Antoine-Louis Barye cast the first example of Lion qui marche circa 1840 (M. Poletti & A. Richarme, Barye, fig. A 61, p. 187), and the first example of Tigre qui marche circa 1841 (M. Poletti & A. Richarme, Barye, fig. A 70, p. 198). The popularity of the models and proliferation of casts may be credited directly to Barbedienne, who edited both models from Barye's death until the Second World War.
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