Panther Surprising a Civet Cat (first version)

Description A panther paws a growling civet cat, a southern Asian mammal resembling a cat, but with a weasel-like body and short legs.

Exhibitions

• The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. 1889-1890.
• Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. 2007-2008.

Provenance William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] Cast through from model but barely visible with raised edges along letters: A L BARYE.

Credit Acquired by William T. Walters