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Virginia Deer Biting Its Side


Un Cerf d'Amérique, couché; Cerf de Virginie, couché
Antoine Louis Barye (French, 1795–1875)
after 1837

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions 29.21 x 43.18 x 21.59 cm (11 1/2 x 17 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Katharine Lane Weems
Accession Number1989.508
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Americas
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionVirginia deer biting its side, on oval base.
Marks On front edge, below animal's left front foot: "FB"
on angle at back, behind animal's left front leg: "BARYE 1837"
on back edge: "F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR."
stamped inside sculpture: "43"