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Greyhound
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A patron named Comte Nicolaï commissioned a marble statue of a greyhound. To fulfill the commission, Barye bought a black greyhound named Tom to serve as a model, and the pet soon became a familiar sight to Barye's neighbors. The location of the marble is no longer known, but in 1889, George A. Lucas discovered a plaster model (now in the Peabody Institute) that had been used by the marble carvers. He subsequently ordered several casts, including this one made by the foundry of Ferdinand Barbedienne.
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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1889-1890, 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. |
| 2006-2007 | Best in Show: The Dog in Art from the Renaissance to Today. The Bruce Museum, Greenwich; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
18 x 34 1/2 x 10 in. (45.7 x 87.6 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1889-1890
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.
27.475