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Sleeping Greyhound
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Dogs, except in hunts, are relatively scarce in Barye's production. In the 1840s, however, he briefly modeled some statuettes of greyhounds and basset hounds. In this example, he exploits the graceful shape of the hound's lean body.
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Provenance
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William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1889 [mode of acquisition unknown]; 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. |
| 1989-1990 | The Art of the July Monarchy: France 1830-1848. Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/1972 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 1/11/1989 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (7 x 26.7 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1889
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.135