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Roger and Angelica Mounted on the Hippogriff
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This subject is taken from Orlando Furioso, an epic poem set in the 9th century written by Ludovico Ariosto in 1516. Roger, a knight at the court of King Charlemagne, has rescued the princess of Cathay, who had been chained to a rock on the Isle of Tears and was about to be devoured by a sea monster. The knight carries her across the seas on his hippogriff, a creature part horse and part eagle. They are supported above the waves by an immense dolphin. Emerging from the sea froth is a large octopus. While in flight, Roger falls passionately in love with the princess, but when they land, she escapes from him using a magical ring while he struggles to undo his armor.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Hector Brame (?); William T. Walters, Baltimore, April 24, 1884, by purchase [commissioned by George A. Lucas for William T. Walters; maybe called: no. 6, "Angélique et Roger montés sur l'Hippogriffe"]; 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. |
| 1995 | Parallels and Precedents: Baltimore's George A. Lucas Collection. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
| 1953-1954 | Flight, Fantasy, Faith, Fact. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/1/1953 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 9/30/1974 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 2/18/1992 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; coated |
| 4/28/1995 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 8/21/1995 | Treatment | loss compensation |
| 4/4/1996 | Treatment | other |
| 12/11/2001 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 20 1/2 × W: 27 × D: 12 3/4 in. (52.1 × 68.6 × 32.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. 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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.173