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Man in Medieval Costume with Staff

Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795 - 1875) (Sculptor)
19th century
yellow bronze, brown varnish patina
(18th and 19th Centuries )

This piece is cast, and is a figure from the Bear Hunt (Walters 27.183).

Inscription

[Signature] BARYE; [Inscription] On label beneath: le paysan de Moyen-age modele, Alfred Piet

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.

Sale, Hotel Drouot, February 12, 1902; George A. Lucas, 1902, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1979 A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, 1860-1909. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Geographies

France, Paris (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 12 1/16 in. (30.7 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters (?)

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.

27.80

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