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"Surtout de table": Elk Hunt
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In the duke of Orléans' table centerpiece, the "Elk Hunt," a scene set in Mongolia, was originally placed on top of a small, temple-like base flanked with figurative statuettes by the sculptor Antoine Moine (1796-1849). It was placed next to the "Lion Hunt" at one end of the 19-foot-long centerpiece.
The firm of Richard et Quesnel initially tried to sand cast this sculpture but returned it to Honoré Gonon who, after restoring the model, cast it in separate pieces. Auguste Ottin (1811-90), the sculptor who assisted Barye in the production of the "Tiger Hunt," helped in assembling the pieces and finishing the surface. When Barye submitted this sculpture to the 1837 Salon, the jury overwhelmingly rejected it.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Duc d'Orléans, 1834, by commission; duchesse d'Orléans Sale, Paris, January 18-20, 1853, no. 1; Count Anatole Demidoff; San Donato Sale, Paris, March 22-24, 1870, no. 1534; William T. Walters, Baltimore, around November 30, 1888, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 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. |
| 1998-2001 | Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1991 | Un âge d'or des arts décoratifs: 1814-1848. Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1963 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/26/1965 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/14/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 9/19/1991 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; coated |
| 1/1/2002 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 1/26/2007 | Technical Report | X-ray fluorescence |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 20 1/2 x W: 18 in. (52.1 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, ca. 1888
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.
27.175