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Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne

Guerrier tartare arrêtant son cheval

1844-1908

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Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne

Guerrier tartare arrêtant son cheval

Guerrier tartare arrêtant son cheval

1844-1908

Physical Qualities Bronze, brown-gold brown patina, 15 H x 13-1/2 L x 5-1/2 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 1996.46.9
Warrior dressed in chain mail and armour with a plumed helmet. The warrior is pulling back abruptly on the reins that he is holding in both hands. The horse's hind legs are bent almost to the ground with the proper left hind leg forward; its proper right foreleg is raised, while the proper left foreleg forms a stiff diagonal line with the hoof on the ground; bushy tail is arched. Base: irregular oval ground with striations; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchse, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift, 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest, 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
Pivar: F9 (p.59) 35 x 32 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of Walters Art Gallery. Note: sculpture differs from the photo in the book; box base is absent, tassel on helmet is bigger.

Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 26 and 29 pp. 76-77.

Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 157.

Inscribed: Top of base: front/right, stamped 'BARYE'. Two stickers: L.64.15.10; BMA cat. #414.

Artist

Antoine-Louis Barye

1795–1874

French, 1796-1875
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Foundry

Barbedienne

2000–2000

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