Antoine-Louis Barye and A. Delafontaine
Dromadaire monté par un arabe
1868-1904
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Physical Qualities
Silver-plated bronze, silver patina, 10-13/16 H x 7-9/16 W x 2-7/8 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
1996.46.83
Arab in full regalia seated cross-legged on a dromedary (one hump camel). The rider holds a staff/pole in his proper right hand. The camel has an elaborate saddle and bridle. Base: natural ground with octangonal 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
Antoine-Louis Barye, Romantic Sculptor
Stuart Pivar, "Barye Bronzes," London: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1974, F26, p.73. 24 x 16 cm. Photo in book: Private collection.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 37, p. 89.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 158.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 37, p. 89.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 158.
Inscribed: Signed on base: BARYE. Bottom of base: cast through letters AD two times and cold stamped letter G; black ink, (BRONZE/ARGENTE); black ink, MODERNE; black ink on paper, illegible (Dromidaire monté/ par un Arabe/ Barye Angenté:/ Moderne); one label, 502.
