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Doe and Fawn lying down

Statuette
1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Barbedienne, Ferdinand (maker)
Place of origin
France (made)

Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) exhibited his first animal sculpture in the Paris Salon of 1831 when he was dubbed an 'animalier', a maker of animals. Initially applied with derogatory overtones, this term became widely used for sculptors - of whom Barye was first and foremost - who specialised in this genre. He was referred to as the 'Michelangelo of the Menagerie' by the contemporaneous art critic Théophile Gautier.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Bronze
Animals and Wildlife
Object type
Statuette
TitleDoe and Fawn lying down
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Statuette, bronze, Doe and fawn lying down. F. Barbedienne. A.L. Barye. 1890
Physical description
Bronze group, a doe and a fawn lying down
Dimensions
  • Length: 13.5cm
  • Width: 7cm
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Weight: 0.4kg
Production
By F. Barbedienne after a model by A.L Barye.
Subjects depicted
Doe
Fawn
Summary
Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) exhibited his first animal sculpture in the Paris Salon of 1831 when he was dubbed an 'animalier', a maker of animals. Initially applied with derogatory overtones, this term became widely used for sculptors - of whom Barye was first and foremost - who specialised in this genre. He was referred to as the 'Michelangelo of the Menagerie' by the contemporaneous art critic Théophile Gautier.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1890. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1891. pp. 12
  • Poletti, M and Richarme, A. Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures. Paris. 2000. cat. no. A143
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
107-1890

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Record createdNovember 3, 2008
Record URL
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