Roger and Angelica Mounted on the Hippogriff

Description 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.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
12/01/1953	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
4/04/1996	Treatment	other
12/11/2001	Treatment	other

Exhibitions

• The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. 1889-1890.
• Flight, Fantasy, Faith, Fact. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton. 1953-1954.
• Parallels and Precedents: Baltimore's George A. Lucas Collection. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1995.
• 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 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.

Inscriptions [Signature] Cast through from model: BARYE

Credit Acquired by William T. Walters