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Tracing of a Steeplechase after Gericault
When Gericault died in 1824 artworks that remained in his studio were sold. Tracings in the Walters collection suggest that Barye was able to study sketches by Gericault at this time or afterwards - some of the drawings were purchased by the artist Ary Scheffer. Gericault's work also circulated as prints, but the orientation of Barye's tracings suggest prints were not his source. Some of the tracings at the Walters have been linked to drawings now in the Art Institute Chicago.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mme Vildieu (born Georgine-Virginie-Henriette Barye); Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 4 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (12 x 42.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
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.
37.2018