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Antoine-Louis Barye

Tortoise, model c. 1820s

West Building, Ground Floor - Gallery 8

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 3.2 × 7 × 9.5 cm (1 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Accession Number

1999.79.4

Artists / Makers

Antoine-Louis Barye (sculptor) French, 1795 - 1875

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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Anonymous

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