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Source Description
It is evening, and a tiger is on the prowl looking for a meal. As was frequently his practice, especially in scenes of animals shown in profile, Barye probably used a tracing to compose the image.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
15699
label
Tiger Walking
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
15699
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Tiger Walking
description
It is evening, and a tiger is on the prowl looking for a meal. As was frequently his practice, especially in scenes of animals shown in profile, Barye probably used a tracing to compose the image.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1889; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1850s-1860s
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26.7
height
37.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 1/2 x W: 14 3/4 in. (26.7 x 37.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] In dark brown watercolor at lower right corner
on recto: BARYE.
med
watercolor with gum heightening on moderately textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
2069
631
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
68b4de66a230ad15
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
ed846f07c27b534c
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no