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Source Description
This plaque was intended to be mounted on a piece of furniture or set in the base of a clock. The reliefs of the ferocious eagles attacking their prey are, in their intense drama, closely associated with early 19th-century Romanticism. This particular example was cast by the foundry Eck et Durand for the firm of silversmiths Fannière Frères.
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Document identity
localId
34740
label
Eagle and Snake
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
34740
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Eagle and Snake
description
This plaque was intended to be mounted on a piece of furniture or set in the base of a clock. The reliefs of the ferocious eagles attacking their prey are, in their intense drama, closely associated with early 19th-century Romanticism. This particular example was cast by the foundry Eck et Durand for the firm of silversmiths Fannière Frères.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to November 1889 [He may have purchased this relief from Fannière Frères, who lent a cast of this subject, no. 387, to the Paris ""Exposition Barye""]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
modeled ca. 1824-1826
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
reliefs
sculpture
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.6
height
15.7
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 3/16 x W: 6 3/16 x D: 11/16 in. (10.6 x 15.7 x 1.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Stamped before casting in the model beneath the rocks on left side: BARYE; [Mark] Incised: FF (for Fannière Frères).
med
bronze with dark brown patina
creator_ids
6082
15111
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
631
300
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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b38b228948ee30f9
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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518c3e6898c2f9d6
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no
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no