Panther Attacking a Stag

Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795 - 1875) (Artist)

modeled 1836; first issued ca. 1845-1857

warm red-brown bronze with a dark brown patina and some highlights in green
(18th and 19th Centuries )

A large panther bites into the neck of a stag and rips its victim's neck with its claws.

Inscription

[Signature] A. L. BARYE; [Transcription] Inscribed beneath the signature in gold: PP; [Transcription] Inscribed beneath the signature in red: A; [Transcription] Inscribed on paper label: "Grande panthère saisissant un cerf du Gange Epreuve...Patine medaille "Barye" nos. D 1936 6600;" [Translation] Inscribed on paper label: Large Panther attacking a stag from Gange Epreuve...Patina Medal "Barye" nos. D 1936 6000.

Provenance

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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; 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.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
10/7/1976	Treatment	cleaned

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Geographies

France, Paris (Place of Origin)

Measurements

14 1/4 x 22 3/8 x 11 in. (36.2 x 56.8 x 27.9 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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27.170

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