Late 19th Century Walking Lion Sculpture by Henri Vidal

Description

A bronzed walking lion by noted French sculptor Henri Vidal.

Henri Vidal (1864-1918) was a French sculptor best known for … more A bronzed walking lion by noted French sculptor Henri Vidal.

Henri Vidal (1864-1918) was a French sculptor best known for his 1896 sculpture of Cain (from the biblical story of Cain and Abel) and is in the Tuileries Garden in Paris. Vidal was a student of Mathurin Moreau.

Honors and awards
At the Salon des artistes français:

In 1884, an honorable mention;
In 1890, a medal in the 3rd class;
In 1892, the Salon prize awarded by the Superior Council of Fine Arts;
In 1892, a medal in the 2nd class and
In 1900, a medal in the 1st class.
At the 1900 Paris Exposition he won a silver medal. less