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Eagle and Chamois
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This plaque was intended to be mounted on a piece of furniture or set in the base of a clock. This particular example was cast by the foundry Eck et Durand for the firm of silversmiths Fannière Frères.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Montaignac [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, June 5, 1886, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent, Lucas Diary 2, 609]; 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. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 3/16 x W: 6 3/16 x D: 7/16 in. (10.6 x 15.7 x 1.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1886
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.
27.190