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Whippet

model c. 1848

Pierre-Jules Mêne

Associated Names

Pierre-Jules Mêne

Sculptor, French, 1810 - 1879

The sculpture depicts a slender greyhound-like dog standing in a poised position with one front leg slightly raised and its head turned to the side. The dog appears to be made of a dark, bronzy metal. The base upon which the dog rests is made of green marble with visible white veining. The sculpture portrays the dog with an attention to detail in the depiction of the muscles and slender form.

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Artwork overview

Medium

silver plated copper alloy
Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Dimensions

overall: 13.3 × 3.8 × 14.6 cm (5 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

1999.79.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA.

Associated Names

Anonymous

Exhibition History

1974

Nineteenth-Century Sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1974, unnumbered checklist.

Wikidata ID

Q63862029

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