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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1959.1
People
Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, French (1855 - 1930)
Title
Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1894
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228217

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Relief
Dimensions
6.8 cm diam. (2 11/16 in.)
150.24 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: obverse and reverse, l.l.: A. Patey
  • inscription: obverse, around perimeter: A. L. BARYE SCULPTEUR MEMBRE DE L'INSTITUT 1796-1875
  • inscription: reverse: [on base of sculpture:] BARYE 1832

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Henry Dexter Sharpe, Providence, RI, Gift of Mrs. Sharpe, 1959.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Henry Dexter Sharpe Collection
Accession Year
1959
Object Number
1959.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: portrait of Barye; reverse: Barye's Lion Crushing a Serpent with art tools beneath.

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