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Stag Brought Down by Scottish Hounds (Lucas model)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Two fierce hounds have seized a magnificent stag by the ear and throat. This sculpture is a variation on a work that Barye exhibited in the 1833 Paris Salon. In 1844, the firm of Besse et Cie issued a catalogue of Barye's sculptures in which the piece is described as follows: "Behold, in our opinion, one of Barye's most beautiful, arresting compositions, whose execution, even were it his only work, places him in the highest rank of artists."
This version seems to combine elements from the first and second version listed in the 2000 catalogue raisonne. The deers mouth is not open wide, as in the second version, but the bush behind the deer is that seen in the second version. It is possible, given the inscrption on the base, that this was a special version made for George A. Lucas, who commissioned it on behalf of William T. Walters.
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Provenance
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Commissioned by George A. Lucas, before 1886; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1908, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2024-2025 | Reinstallation 2024: Art and Process. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 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. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 1/2 x W: 23 3/4 x D: 12 1/4 in. (36.8 x 60.3 x 31.1 cm)
Credit Line
Commissioned or purchased by George A. Lucas, before 1886
Location in Museum
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.
27.184
