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| Keywords: Antoine-Louis Barye - Turkish Horse, No 2 - Walters 2767 - Profile.jpg In a catalogue issued by the firm Besse et Cie in 1844 this stately horse with its long flowing mane is described as follows This horse is fully at liberty freely inhaling the air through its nostrils; proudly raising its head as though neither death nor enslavement could ever be its fate; this horse soothes our eye and spirit chasing off any disheartening thought; the only feeling that one can experience upon seeing it is a deep admiration both for one of nature's most beautiful and most noble creatures and for the talent of its delineator modeled ca 1844 bronze with a dark brown patina cm 29 2 32 4 12 4 accession number 27 67 28213 William T Walters Baltimore prior to 1889 mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters before 1889 Signature Cast through from model BARYE; Transcription Cold stamped on base 029; Number Painted inside in white W 103 The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye American Art Gallery New York New York 1889-1890 Untamed The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach 2007-2008 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
