Dominikus Auliczek, who succeeded Bustelli as master sculptor at the Manufactory from 1763, attached particular importance to the monumentality of his figures. Coming from the field of large-scale sculpture, his designs are not only larger in terms of size, but are also conceived “in a grand style”. Their real dimensions are difficult to estimate from photos alone. Thus this lion too, sitting on a terrace base, seems much more majestic than its modest 12 centimetres would actually suggest.