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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Sketch of Snake's Head
1830s-1840s
graphite on paper
Barye sometimes added measurements or, in this case, recorded proportions on his drawings, suggesting that he was closely observing a dead animal.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Mme Vildieu (born Georgine-Virginie-Henriette Barye); Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2024-2025 | Reinstallation 2024: Art and Process. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 4 3/16 x 8 1/16 in. (10.7 x 20.4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.2125