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.




Roger and Angelica Mounted on the Hippogriff
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
Creator
Period
modeled: ca. 1840; first cast: 1846Medium
bronze, cast in several sections, connected with rivets and bolts with brown patina over golden bronze(Sculpture)
Accession Number
27.173Measurements
H: 20 1/2 × W: 27 × D: 12 3/4 in. (52.1 × 68.6 × 32.4 cm)Geographies
- France, Paris (Place of Origin)