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Studies of Proportions of a Dead Elephant
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Barye's ability to depict animals accurately was based on his sound knowledge of their anatomy derived from years of study of their bodies, both alive and dead. He regularly attended dissections in the Amphitheater of Comparative Anatomy at the Jardin des Plantes, the botanical and zoological garden in Paris. In this drawing, he has sketched an Asian elephant from different vantage points, meticulously recording its measurements.
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.
Mme Vildieu (born Georgine-Virginie-Henriette Barye); Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
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. |
| 1981 | Sculptors' Drawings Over Six Centuries, 1400-1950. The Drawing Center, New York; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/24/1980 | Examination | examined for loan |
| 1/1/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; cleaned; re-housed; mounted; other |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 7/16 x W: 17 13/16 in. (13.8 x 45.3 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.
37.2232
