Antoine-Louis Barye
General Bonaparte
1839-1919
Physical Qualities
Bronze, brassy patina, 13-3/4 H x 13 L x 5-3/8 D in.
Credit Line
Gift from the Descendants of Marian and Sidney Lansburgh
Object Number
1998.114
Napoleon Bonaparte astride a horse. The horse's proper right foreleg and proper left hind leg are raised; its neck is arched, mouth open; bushy tail arched; braided mane sweeeping to the proper right ends in a rosette. Bonaparte, dressed in parade uniform, holds the reins in his proper left hand while his proper right hand rests lightly on his proper right thigh. Base: rectangular ground with markings; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1998; from Richard Lansburgh, Baltimore; estate of his mother, Marian Lansburgh (née Epstein), Baltimore; from her father, Jacob Epstein, Baltimore