Antoine-Louis Barye
Tiger Hunt, Elephant Mounted by Indians
c. 1836
Physical Qualities
Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite or black chalk with traces of red chalk and scraping, Sheet: 452 × 618 mm. (17 13/16 × 24 5/16 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
1996.48.18800
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 'Catalogue des oeuvres de Antoine-Louis Barye, membre de l'Institut', Nov.-Dec. 1875, no. 444.
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 'Oeuvres de Barye,' April 1889, no. 506.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, 'Exhibition of Paintings, Bronzes and Porcelains of the George A. Lucas Collection', 1911, p. 98, no. 595.
Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Mar. 1947.
San Jose State College, San Jose, CA, Mar. 18 - Apr. 2, 1963.
Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 7 - Mar. 7, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute', Oct. 12-Nov. 21, 1965, p. 63, no. 297.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Downtown Gallery, 'Selections from the Lucas Collection', July 21-Aug. 22, 1975.
The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, "A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, Art Agent 1860-1909," Jan. 28 - Mar. 11, 1979.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Master Drawings by French Artists in the Museum's Collection', May 14-July 23, 1989.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Beauties and Beasts: Barye from the the George A. Lucas Collection', May 13-Aug. 30, 1992.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Parallels and Precedents: The George A. Lucas Colelction in Context," 23 August - 15 October, 1995.
Jay McKean Fisher, William R. Johnston and Cheryl K. Snay, 'The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas,' organized by The Walters Art Museum and The Baltimore Museum of Art, circulated to The Walters Art Museum June 19, 2005 - September 11, 2005, The Birmingham Museum of Art February 9, 2006 - May 4, 2006, Tacoma Art Museum June 9, 2006 - September 7, 2006.
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 'Oeuvres de Barye,' April 1889, no. 506.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, 'Exhibition of Paintings, Bronzes and Porcelains of the George A. Lucas Collection', 1911, p. 98, no. 595.
Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Mar. 1947.
San Jose State College, San Jose, CA, Mar. 18 - Apr. 2, 1963.
Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 7 - Mar. 7, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute', Oct. 12-Nov. 21, 1965, p. 63, no. 297.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Downtown Gallery, 'Selections from the Lucas Collection', July 21-Aug. 22, 1975.
The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, "A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, Art Agent 1860-1909," Jan. 28 - Mar. 11, 1979.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Master Drawings by French Artists in the Museum's Collection', May 14-July 23, 1989.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Beauties and Beasts: Barye from the the George A. Lucas Collection', May 13-Aug. 30, 1992.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Parallels and Precedents: The George A. Lucas Colelction in Context," 23 August - 15 October, 1995.
Jay McKean Fisher, William R. Johnston and Cheryl K. Snay, 'The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas,' organized by The Walters Art Museum and The Baltimore Museum of Art, circulated to The Walters Art Museum June 19, 2005 - September 11, 2005, The Birmingham Museum of Art February 9, 2006 - May 4, 2006, Tacoma Art Museum June 9, 2006 - September 7, 2006.
Lilien F. Robinson and Edward J. Nygren, Antoine-Louis Barye: The Corcoran Collection, Washington, D.C., 1988, p. 64, fig. 75.
Fisher, Jay McKean, et al. The Essence of Line: French drawings from Ingres to Degas. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005., p. 96-97, ill.
Inscribed: lower right stamped in red: "BARYE"
