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Leopard Eating
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795 - 1875)19th century
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
William T. Walters' enthusiasm for the work of the French sculptor of animals Antoine-Louis Barye led him to acquire not only a large number of bronzes of exceptional quality but also many sketches and watercolors. Barye was friends with Eugène Delacroix and together the two observed animals, both living and dead, at the zoo in Paris. Barye attended dissections and often added measurements to his drawings. Such patient studies resulted in vividly lifelike portrayals of animals in both two and three dimensions.
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- Title: Leopard Eating
- Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795 - 1875)
- Date Created: 19th century
- Subject Keywords: animal
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795 - 1875)
- Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore, before 1889 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: watercolors
- Medium: watercolor and gum heightening on moderately textured, thick, cream wove paper
- Inscriptions: "BARYE" in red watercolor at right lower edge, recto; "1" in graphite at center, verso
- Exhibitions: From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014-2016., The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. 2005-2006., The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. 1889-1890., French Master Drawings of the Mid Nineteenth Century. Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. 1962., Barye Sculpture and Drawings. American Federation of Arts, New York. 1959-1960.
- Dimensions: H: 9 1/8 x W: 11 3/4 in. (23.2 x 29.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1889
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.828
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