Eagle with a Chamois

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Artist/Maker	Barye, Antoine-Louis
Place of origin	Paris (made)

Reproduction of a relief by Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor, painter and printmaker who dared to make romantically humanised versions of animals the protagonists of his sculpture. The panel shows an eagle with a chamois.

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Categories	Sculpture Animals and Wildlife
Object type	Relief
Title	Eagle with a Chamois
Materials and techniques	Electrobronze bas-relief Bronze Electrotype
Brief description	Eagle with Chamois, Electrobronze bas-relief panel, Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1876), edited by Barye and Cie, France (Paris), first modelled ca. 1824-1826, edited ca.1845-1857
Physical description	Electrobronze bas-relief panel of an Eagle with a Chamois
Dimensions	Height: 10.5cm Width: 14.5cm Depth: 0.9cm Dimensions were taken by SCP on 05.11.14 for Bronze Zoo: A Sculptural Menagerie
Marks and inscriptions	BARYE signature cast through from the model
Credit line	Purchased from Monsieur Serieys in 1888 with four additional electrobronze reliefs by Barye. Transferred to the Circulation department in 1914 and to Sculpture in 1982.
Object history	Purchased from Monsieur Serieys in 1888 with four additional electrobronze reliefs by Barye. Transferred to the Circulation department in 1914 and to Sculpture in 1982.
Summary	Reproduction of a relief by Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor, painter and printmaker who dared to make romantically humanised versions of animals the protagonists of his sculpture. The panel shows an eagle with a chamois.
Bibliographic references	Pivar, Stuart. The Barye Bronzes. Antique Collectors' Club. 1974. Poletti, M and Richarme, A. Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures. Paris. 2000. cat. no. A225 Leroy-Jay Lemaistre, Isabelle Un âge d'or des arts décoratifs 1814-1848. Exh. Cat. Grand Palais, Paris 1991.
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	REPRO.1888-561

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Record created	October 6, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O168773/eagle-with-a-chamois-relief-barye-antoine-louis/

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