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| Keywords: Antoine-Louis Barye - Walking Tiger - Walters 2748 - Profile.jpg This striding cat was described as follows in the catalogue of Besse et Cie in 1844 Here is the development of muscular force and the absence of passion; it is the animal in all the beauty of its form in its appealing nobility; it is a tiger it is a lion it is a fact of nature Relatively few casts of this subject was issued during Barye's lifetime but it became extremely popular after his death and was issued in large quantities by the Barbedienne firm until World War II modeled ca 1841; first issued 1844 bronze with bright green over warm red-brown patina cm 21 6 10 2 accession number 27 48 6495 William T Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters Signature Cast through from model BARYE The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye American Art Gallery New York New York 1889-1890 Untamed The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach 2007-2008 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures of tigers | ||||
