SculptureFrench19th century

Elephant of Africa

19th century

Artists

Antoine Louis BaryeArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, sand

Medium

Bronze with greenish black patina

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

13.3 x 19.5 cm (5 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Henry Dexter Sharpe, Providence, by descent?; to Mrs. Henry Dexter Sharpe, Providence, 1954, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1956

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