File:Antoine-Louis Barye - Elephant Asleep - Walters 37812.jpg
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[edit]Antoine-Louis Barye: Elephant Asleep ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q451489 |
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Title |
Elephant Asleep |
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Description |
English: An Asian elephant, perhaps the one that arrived at the Jardin des Plantes in 1843, lies asleep in a small clearing in the Forest of Fontainebleau. Hints of red and yellow in the right background suggest that it is evening. |
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Date |
circa 1850 date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 s-1860s |
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Medium | watercolor with gum heightening on rough, thick, cream wove paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 27.3 cm (10.7 in); width: 38.4 cm (15.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,27.3U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,38.4U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
37.812 |
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Place of creation | Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Credit line | Acquired by William T. Walters, 1883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | [Signature] At bottom right in black watercolor: BARYE; [Number] In graphite in lower left corner, on verso: 3; [Number] Scribbled over in graphite below "3": 6; [Label] On back of mounting board: Emile Gavet, 27 Quai Saint-Michel (and) Collection de M. Marmontel. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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