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Antoine Louis Barye
Henry-Auguste-Jules Patey (French, 1855–1930)
French
1894
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 69 mm, 135 gm (2 11/16 in., 4.76 oz.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Louisa W. and Miss Marian R. Case
Accession Number20.168
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Barye looking three-quarters to proper right; inscribed at edge "·A·L·BARYE·SCULPTEUR·MEMBRE·DE·L'INSTITUT·1796-1875·" and at proper right "A·PATEY".
Reverse: Lion sculpture by Barye (signed on base) and sculptor's tools depicted in exergue; inscribed on base of lion sculpture "BARYE/1832" and at proper right "A·PATEY".
Reverse: Lion sculpture by Barye (signed on base) and sculptor's tools depicted in exergue; inscribed on base of lion sculpture "BARYE/1832" and at proper right "A·PATEY".
Marks
Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE
ProvenanceLouisa W. Case (1862-1946) and Marian R. Case (1864-1944), Weston; 1920, gift of Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 1920)