Jaguar devouring a hare
Reproduction
Object numberRCSSC/P 444
CollectionSpecial collections
CategorySculpture
Object namestatues
TitleJaguar devouring a hare
DescriptionAntoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875), bronze, signed A L Barye, after 1852.
Barye is considered the foremost 19th century French artist of animals. He sketched big cats and other animals in the Tuilleries gardens and Jardins des Plantes, Paris. His saying was 'Observe nature. What other professor do you need?' Barye also developed new techniques for bronze casting. The plaster model and early castings of this piece, first exhibited at the Salon of 1850, are in the Museé du Louvre.
Production date after 1852
Artist
bequeathed
Physical Location
LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionBronze, 41cm by 93cm.
