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Source Description
The firm of Besse et Cie included this subject among 23 small sculptures by Barye offered for sale in 1844. In the catalogue, they are described as "appropriate to serve as paperweights, desk ornaments, and shelf ornaments."
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Document identity
localId
40863
label
Stag Listening
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
40863
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Stag Listening
description
The firm of Besse et Cie included this subject among 23 small sculptures by Barye offered for sale in 1844. In the catalogue, they are described as "appropriate to serve as paperweights, desk ornaments, and shelf ornaments."
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
modeled ca. 1838
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.7
height
16.5
depth
8.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 3/8 x W: 6 1/2 x D: 3 1/4 in. (18.7 x 16.5 x 8.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Cast through from model
creating letters with raised edge: BARYE 1838; [Stamp] Cold stamped: BARYE 41.
med
bronze with golden brown patina
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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fd80d0f9a1e40f1e
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7e7515f196d6bc26
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no
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no