Antoine-Louis Barye
Levrette rapportant un lièvre
1869
Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 8-3/16 H x 14-1/4 L x 3-15/16 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
1996.46.19
Female greyhound standing with proper left fore and hind legs forward; tail down ending with upward curve; prominent rib cage; head bent biting hare in proper right hind flank. Dog is wearing a collar. The hare's twisted body is lying on its proper right side with its head between the dog's forelegs. Base: oval ground with incised lines; 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
The North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind, Raleigh, NC, "Antoine Louis Barye Exhibition", September 1-November 6, 1972.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12-13, 1971.
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, "Les Animaliers: Antoine Barye and His Followers", January 17-February 23, 1975.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12-13, 1971.
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, "Les Animaliers: Antoine Barye and His Followers", January 17-February 23, 1975.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
Inscribed: Side of base: front/center, stamped 'BARYE'; front/left in black paint 'MODERN'. Sticker: L.64.15.22. Black paint (center): 'LEVRETTE RAPPORTANT or LIEVRE'; 'MODERNE' (underlined).
