Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Cavalier africain surpris par un serpent
1839-1908
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 9-1/2 H x 11 L x 6-1/4 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.62
A horse and rider violently attacked by a huge serpent. The serpent is coiled around both the horse (that has collapsed on all four legs) and the rider. The rider's body is twisted to the proper right, his arms are out-stretched, and his head is thrown back as the serpent bites him in the neck. Base: oval mound; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
Pivar: F13 (p. 63) 22 x 22 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of The Alan Gallery. Note: Different base from image in book.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 35 pp. 86-87.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 159.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 35 pp. 86-87.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 159.
Inscribed: Signed on base: 'BARYE'. Bottom of base: two labels: L.64.15.72; BMA cat. #398. Bottom of base in white paint: 'Lucas' (underlined). Bottom of base in black ink: 'CAVALIER ARABE SURPRIS PAR UN SERPENT'.
