Amazon in Costume of 1830

Description In the 19th century, the term "Amazon" was applied to women riders as well as to their long riding habits or costumes. This young woman mounted side-saddle may be Hélène of Mecklenberg-Schwerin (1814-1858), who married the duke of Orléans in 1837.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
12/20/1971	Treatment	cleaned

Exhibitions

• Barye Sculpture and Drawings. American Federation of Arts, New York. 1959-1960.
• The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. 1889-1890.
• Antoine-Louis Barye. Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio. 1965.
• 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 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] Cast through from model: BARYE; [Number] Painted inside in white: W 102.

Credit Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1889