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Stag, Doe and Fawn / Stag Family (2nd version)

Statuette
ca. 1845 (modelled), ca.1889-1890 (cast)
Artist/Maker
Barbedienne, Ferdinand (Cast)
Antoine-Louis Barye (Modeller)
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
TitleStag, Doe and Fawn / Stag Family (2nd version)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Cast
Brief description
Stag, Doe and Fawn / Stag Family (2nd version), bronze, model by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) and cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892), France (Paris), model ca.1845, this cast ca.1889-1890
Physical description
Bronze group. A doe and a faun lying down, and a stag standing over them
Dimensions
  • Width: 15.2cm
  • Height: 22.8cm
  • Depth: 13.8cm
Dimensions were taken by SCP on 05.11.14 for Bronze Zoo: A Sculptural Menagerie
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped F. BARBEDIENNE Fondeur. BARYE signature cast through from the model. (This foundry stamp starts being used from about 1877. This group was likely cast specifically for V&A. )
Object history
Purchased from the Barbedienne Foundry in 1890 and assigned to V&A’s circulation department.

Between 1845 and 1857, when Barye was partnered with Emile Martin, the group was highly successful with over 30 versions sold accounting to the account books, 18 of which were between July and March 1857.
Subjects depicted
Doe
Stag
Fauns
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. A159
  • Johnston, William and Kelly, Simon. Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye. Baltimore, 2006.
  • Boitard, M. [Pierre], Le Jardin des plantes: Description et mœurs des mammifères de la Ménagerie et du Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Paris 1851.
  • Horswell, Jane. Les Animalier, London 1974.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
106-1890

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Record createdNovember 3, 2008
Record URL
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