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Tigre à l’entrée de son antre
Public Domain

Antoine-Louis Barye and Bernard

Tigre à l’entrée de son antre

1829-1838

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Tigre à l’entrée de son antre

1829-1838

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 194 × 235 mm. (7 5/8 × 9 1/4 in.) Image: 129 × 178 mm. (5 1/16 × 7 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 1996.48.4998
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
BMA, "Beauties and Beasts: Bayre from the George A. Lucas Collection," 13 May-30 August, 1992.

Jay Fisher, BMA, "Parallels and Precedents: The George A. Lucas Collection in Context," 23 August - 15 October, 1995.

Inscribed: Inscribed in stone: lower left "Lith. de Bernard" Inscribed in pencil: verso, in Lucas' hand "Mad. Peronne [Barye's daughter] / has much finer color / but cut / has also fine proof / of tiger couché / sur un rocher"

Markings: Collector's mark: verso "(interlocking Cs - unidentified)" (Lugt 506)

Artist

Antoine-Louis Barye

1795–1874

French, 1796-1875
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Printer

Bernard

2000–2000

French
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