Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Cavalier africain surpris par un serpent
1839-1908
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 9-1/2 H x 11 L x 6-1/4 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.62
A horse and rider violently attacked by a huge serpent. The serpent is coiled around both the horse (that has collapsed on all four legs) and the rider. The rider's body is twisted to the proper right, his arms are out-stretched, and his head is thrown back as the serpent bites him in the neck. Base: oval mound; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12 - 13, 1971.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art,"The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth-Century Sculpture from American Collections", February 26-May 25,1980; circulated to Minneapolis Institute of Arts, June 25-September 25, 1980; Detroit Institute of Arts, Oct. 27, 1980-January 4,1981; Indianapolis Museum of Art, February 22-April 29, 1981.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, January 6-April 21, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; and Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12 - 13, 1971.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art,"The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth-Century Sculpture from American Collections", February 26-May 25,1980; circulated to Minneapolis Institute of Arts, June 25-September 25, 1980; Detroit Institute of Arts, Oct. 27, 1980-January 4,1981; Indianapolis Museum of Art, February 22-April 29, 1981.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, January 6-April 21, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; and Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Inscribed: Signed on base: 'BARYE'. Bottom of base: two labels: L.64.15.72; BMA cat. #398. Bottom of base in white paint: 'Lucas' (underlined). Bottom of base in black ink: 'CAVALIER ARABE SURPRIS PAR UN SERPENT'.
