Antoine-Louis Barye and La Fontaine
Panthère couchée tenant un cerf muntjac
1873-1908
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 4 H x 8 7/8 L x 3 5/8 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
1996.46.21
Panther seated on ground, head raised, tail curled toward proper right, and its proper left forepaw resting on a small deer's proper right hind flank. The deer is resting on its proper left side with its head at an odd angle; it appears to be dead. Base: natural rocky ground; 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
Inscribed: Side of base: back/right, stamped 'BARYE'. Two stickers: BMA cat. #394; L.64.15.24
