Physical Qualities
Bronze, red-brown patina, 8-1/16 H x 13-3/16 L x 3-5/8 D in.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Norman Baetjer, Jr.
Object Number
1974.24.8
Female greyhound standing with proper left fore and hind legs forward; tail down ending with upward curve; prominent rib cage; head bent biting hare in proper right hind flank. Dog is wearing a collar. The hare's twisted body is lying on its proper right side with its head between the dog's forelegs. Base: oval ground with incised lines; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1974; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norman Baetjer, Jr., Baltimore, by bequest; either in 1969, from Harry Norman Baetjer, Baltimore or in 1945, from his uncle, Edwin G. Baetjer, Baltimore; Edwin G. Baetjer, Baltimore, by bequest 1923; Charles Koppleman, Baltimore
"LES ANIMALIERS: Antoine Barye and His Followers", January 17-February 23, 1975, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, N.Y.
Inscribed: Bottom of base, red paint: L.72.10.14; 74.24.8. Signed on base: BARYE.
