Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Jaguar debout No.2
1839
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, Overall: 5 1/8 x 8 1/8 x 2 1/2 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
1996.46.29
Standing jaguar, forelegs straight with proper left forepaw turned slightly to proper left, proper left hind leg forward, head upright, and tip of tail curved slightly up. Base: rectangular ground with 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
Stuart Pivar, "Barye Bronzes," London: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1974, A78, p.152, 13 x 21 cm. Photo in book: courtesy of Walters Art Gallery.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 205, p. 232.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 52.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 205, p. 232.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 52.
Inscribed: Top of base: center/back, stamped 'BARYE 1840'. Two stickers: L.64.15.33; BMA cat. #374. Black ink: 'JAGUAR DEBOUT NO 1' '3352'. White ink: 'LUCAS'. Side of base, front/center in black ink '1375' '_7'.
