Tiger Surprising an Antelope
Antoine-Louis Barye
model c. 1831, cast after 1855
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 34.9 x 55.8 x 22.9 cm (13 3/4 x 21 15/16 x 9 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Accession Number
1967.13.2
About the Artist
Antoine-Louis Barye · 1795–1875
Antoine-Louis Barye (1795–1875) was born in Paris on September 24, the son of goldsmith Pierre Barye and Marguerite Barye. Following family tradition, he apprenticed as a goldsmith under his father and, around 1810, with Martin-Guillaume Biennais, goldsmith to Napoleon. After brief military service, Barye pursued sculpture, studying under François-Joseph Bosio in 1816 and painter Baron Antoine-Jea...