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Source Description
Barye has returned to a theme that he first explored in 1834-1839, when he modeled this subject as one of four animal combats that stood at the foot of the "Tiger Hunt" (Walters 27.176) in the duke of Orléans's table centerpiece. In this unusually large watercolor, the setting is the Forest of Fontainebleau during daylight.
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Document identity
localId
11446
label
Python Crushing a Gnu
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
11446
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Python Crushing a Gnu
description
Barye has returned to a theme that he first explored in 1834-1839, when he modeled this subject as one of four animal combats that stood at the foot of the "Tiger Hunt" (Walters 27.176) in the duke of Orléans's table centerpiece. In this unusually large watercolor, the setting is the Forest of Fontainebleau during daylight.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1889 [mode of acquisition unknown]; 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
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
32.7
height
49.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 7/8 x W: 19 5/8 in. (32.7 x 49.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Watermark] J Whatman Turkey Mill; [Transcription] Inscribed in graphite
right of center on verso: l
med
watercolor with gum heightening on moderately textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
2069
438
190
631
872
906
1993
432
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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26ee2bf6debc6f47