Tiger in Repose, ca. 1850–65, Oil on canvas, 10 3/4 × 14 in. (27.3 × 35.6 cm), Paintings, Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris), This tiger, relaxed yet alert, is based on animals that Barye saw at the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, where he often drew from the 1820s onward, sometimes in the company of Delacroix. Barye was celebrated primarily as a sculptor of animal subjects, which he rendered with compelling physiognomic accuracy
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Tiger, Repose, ca, 1850–65, Oil, canvas, 10 3/4, 14, 27.3, 35.6 cm, Paintings, Antoine-Louis Barye, French, Paris, 1796–1875, tiger, relaxed yet, alert, based, animals, Barye saw, menagerie, Jardin des, Plantes, drew, 1820s onward, sometimes, company, Delacroix, Barye, celebrated primarily, sculptor, animal subjects, rendered, compelling physiognomic, accuracy
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