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Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne

Ratel Stealing Eggs

original model n.d., first edition c. 1870; this cast n.d.

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Ratel Stealing Eggs

original model n.d., first edition c. 1870; this cast n.d.

Physical Qualities Bronze, brown patina, 4-1/8 H x 6-1/2 L x 3-1/8 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 1996.46.15
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.

Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, "Les Animaliers: Antoine Barye and His Followers", January 17-February 23, 1975.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.

Inscribed: Side of base: back/proper left, stamped 'BARYE'. Two stickers: L.64.15.16; BMA cat. #343.

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