Description
In the 1840s, Barye was attracted to these short-limbed, powerful hunting dogs with their long ears and doleful expressions.
Exhibitions
The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. 1889-1890.
Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. 2007-2008.
Provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1889, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] Cast through from model: BARYE
Credit
Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1889
