Antoine-Louis Barye
Sleeping Jaguar
1836-1890
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 3 1/4 H x 12 3/8 L x 6 1/4 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with bequest funds from Irma F. Miller, Chestertown, Maryland
Object Number
2004.4
Jaguar lying on ground with head resting on forepaws, eyes closed, proper left hind leg stretched out slightly, and tail curled between hind legs. Base: oval ground with pattern of long and short raised lines; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2004; from Christie's, New York; from Robert L. B. Tobin by descent from Margaret Batts Tobin; Margaret Batts Tobin by purchase, 1965; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, on loan to The Baltimore Museum of Art; George A. Lucas.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection", October 12-November 21, 1965, no. 371.
Christie's, "19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics," Sale 1291, October 28, 2003, lot 198, p. 192.
Inscribed: Signed: "BARYE
Markings: The underside with black paint "JAGUAR/DORMANT" and with two adhesive labels printed "BMA/cat.#/371" and "L.64.15/.75"
