Elk Surprised by a Lynx

Provenance

Commissioned 1873 directly from the artist by William T. Walters, chairman of the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s acquisition committee; purchased 1873 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Elk Surprised by a Lynx

Barye, Antoine-Louis

model 1841, cast by 1873

Accession Number

2014.136.274

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 22.86 × 33.66 × 15.24 cm (9 × 13 1/4 × 6 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)