Inscription
on top of base near proper left rear leg: BARYE
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA.
- Antoine-Louis Barye (sculptor)
- French, 1795 - 1875
- Fawn Scratching
- model before 1847
- bronze
- overall: 7 × 15.2 × 7.6 cm (2 3/4 × 6 × 3 in.)
- Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
- 1999.79.2
- On View: West Building, Ground Floor - Gallery 8
