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    		• Cain, Auguste,
     
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    		• Allard, Jules,
     
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    		• Thiebaut Freres,
     
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    		• Animal -- Tiger
     
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    		• Animal -- Reptile
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Newport
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Tigre Terrassant un Crocodile, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Cain, Auguste, 1822-1894, sculptor.
    Allard, Jules, 1832-1907, designer.
    Thiebaut Freres, founder.
    Title: 
    Tigre Terrassant un Crocodile, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Tigress Portant un Paon a ses Petits, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1869 and ca. 1901.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: patinated bronze; Base; limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    2 pieces. Tiger sculpture: approx. H. 72 in. x W. 103 in.; Base: approx. 72 x 100 x 40 in.; Tigress sculpture: approx. H. 24 in. x W. 116 in.; Base: approx. 24 x 118 x 40 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On Tiger sculpture, rear right:) Allard (On Tiger sculpture, front left:) A. Cain 1869 (On Tigress sculpture, rear proper left paw:) Allard (On Tigress sculpture, front proper right paw:) A Cain signed
    Description: 
    Two companion sculptures featuring tigers. One sculpture depicts a tiger killing a crocodile. The tiger appears to be roaring as he stands over and claws a crocodile which is on its back. The other sculpture is of a tigress with a dead peacock in her mouth. She brings it to her cubs who stand at her feet.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Tiger
    Animal -- Reptile -- Crocodile
    Animal -- Bird -- Peacock
    Object Type: 
    Copy
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Newport
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Preservation Society of Newport County, The Elms, Bellvue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island 02840
    Remarks: 
    Site of sculpture is a garden of The Elms, a historic mansion which houses the Preservation Society of Newport County. The Tiger sculpture was executed in 1869. Both of these pieces are copies of sculptures intended for the Tuileries Gardens in Paris.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS RI000119
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