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| Keywords: Soyer et Ingé - Tiger Attacking a Stag - Walters 27450 - Profile.jpg Seized by a tiger the stag emits a final gasp This sculpture replicates Barye's carving in stone that the government purchased in 1836 for the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyons France In addition to bearing Barye's signature the Walters' version is signed Soyer Louis Claude Ferdinand Soyer 1785-1854 was a sculptor founder and metal chaser or finisher Rather than casting this particular piece in bronze Soyer employed an electrotype process in which a copper alloy is deposited onto the surface of a mold using a galvanic or electric current modeled 1830 copper alloy electrotype with warm brown patina cm 28 9 57 2 34 3 accession number 27 450 8293 William T Walters Baltimore May 20 1886 by purchase George A Lucas as agent at Sichel Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by William T Walters 1886 Signature and Date Cast through from model BARYE 1830; Signature SOYER A Baltimorean in Paris George A Lucas 1860-1909 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979 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 Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
