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French 19th Century Bronze of a Greyhound by Barye

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French 19th Century Bronze of a Greyhound by Barye   French 19th Century Bronze of a Greyhound by Barye French 19th Century Bronze of a Greyhound by Barye
French 19th Century Bronze of a Greyhound by Barye French 19th Century Bronze of a Greyhound by Barye

A French 19th century bronze of a greyhound by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) signed BARYE on the base.

Barye was a French sculptor most famous for his work as an `animalier` i.e. a sculptor of animals.  He was born in Paris and began his career as a goldsmith. After studying under sculptor Francois-Joseph Bosio and painter Baron Antoine-Jean Gros he was admitted to the Ecole de Beaux Arts in 1818. In 1823 whilst working for the goldsmith Fauconnier he began to study and draw animals in the Jardin des Plantes then model them in sculpture on both a large and small scale.

He exhibited year after year with his animals and animal groups with famous works such as `Tiger Devouring a Crocodile`in 1831, `Lion of the Column of July` 1839, `Jaguar Devouring a Hare` 1854.  He was made Professor of Drawings at the Museum of Natural History in 1854 and was elected to the Academie des Beaux Arts in 1868.

Height 17cms, width 9cms