BARYE, Antoine-Louis

Le duc d'Orléans

The Duke of Orléans

first issued 1844-1845

bronze with green over black patina

equestrian statue(tte)

Dimensions (HxWxD): 14 ³⁄₈ x 5 ¹⁄₄ x 12 ⁷⁄₈ in.

cast through from model: BARYE
number painted in white on inside: W 101

Acc. No.: 27.142

Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1884

Photo credit: The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

© Artist : public domain

Baltimore, Maryland, The Walters Art Museum

thewalters.org

Provenance

• the founder Ferdinand Barbedienne
• 1884, October 27, Baltimore, William T. Walters, by purchase [George A. Lucas or Mrs. Barye as agent]
• 1894, Baltimore, Henry Walters, by inheritance
• 1931, Walters Art Museum, by bequest

Bibliography

• Museum's website, May 30, 2013

Exhibitions

• 1889-1890 New York
  The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye, New York, American Art Gallery (New York), 1889-1890
  
  1965 San Antonio
  Antoine-Louis Barye, San Antonio, Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, 1965
  
  1967 Baltimore/New York/Northampton
  An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum; New York, Pace Wildenstein Gallery; Northampton, Smith College Museum of Art, 1967
  
  2007-2008 Baltimore/Tulsa/Palm Beach
  Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye, Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum; Tulsa, Philbrook Museum of Art; Palm Beach, The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, 2007-2008

Comment

• Museum's information, May 30, 2013:
  The eldest son of Louis-Philippe, Ferdinand-Philippe (1810-42) became the duke of Orléans when his father was crowned king in 1830. In addition to being a dedicated soldier, the duke, here dressed in the uniform of a lieutenant general, was an exceptionally generous patron of the young artists of the Romantic era in early 19th-century France. Tragically, he died in a carriage accident at the age of 32.