Monday, July 7, 2014

Le lion de la fontaine

Bronze lion by Alfred Jacquemart, Fontaine aux Lions, Fountain of the Lions, Jardin des Plantes, Paris

Bronze lion by Alfred Jacquemart, 1854
Fontaine aux Lions (Fountain of the Lions)
Jardin des plantes
Quartier du Jardin-des-Plantes, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

See also: The Lion of the Fountain

2 comments:

cieldequimper said...

Unusual in sculpture and yet realistic!

Dina said...

Not the usual majestic pose for a lion.
Nice to look at.