Antoine-Louis Barye
Elan courant
1823-1908
Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 4 H x 5-5/8 W x 3/8 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
1996.46.116
Bas-relief plaque depicting an elk with large antlers running through a wooded area and leaping over the branch of a tree. Border: no border.
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
Inscribed: Stamped: BARYE. Back of plaque, BMA label: 1996.046.116.