Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
English Basset No. 2
1837-1874
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 4-1/2 H x 6 L x 2-1/4 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
1996.46.63
Standing Basset with tail erect with tip curved slightly to proper right; proper left hind leg forward. Base: oval rocky ground with 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: A27 (p. 113) 16 x 25 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of The Brooklyn Museum.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 115, p. 157.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 90.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 115, p. 157.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 90.
Inscribed: Stamped on base: 'BARYE'. Bottom of base: two labels: L.65.6.1/Lucas; BMA cat. #356. Bottom of base: Black ink '35'
