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Fallow Deer Attacked by Two Algerian Greyhounds
modeled ca. 1830
bronze with warm brown patina on marble plinth
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Barye usually showed dogs not as domestic pets but as hunters pursuing prey. In this unique sculpture, two greyhounds have pursued a small European deer to the point of their quarry's collapse.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Barye Estate Sale, Paris, 1876, no. 4543; A. Sichel; William T. Walters, Baltimore, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2007-2008 | Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/16/1963 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
13 x 12 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (33 x 32.7 x 21 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.147