Antoine-Louis Barye
Étude de chats (Study of Cats)

ArtistFrench, 1795–1875
PublisherParis
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Étude de chats (Study of Cats)
Date1836
Published inParis, France
MediumLithograph on wove paper, bon à tirer proof for state II/III
DimensionsImage: 5 3/16 × 8 1/4 in. (13.2 × 21 cm)
Sheet: 10 3/16 × 13 13/16 in. (25.9 × 35.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Marjorie G. Horning
Object number2013.592
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Object Type
Provenance[Paul Proute, S.A., Paris, by 2004]; Marjorie G. Horning, Houston, at least by 2004-2013; given to MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History"Vignettes: Masterworks on Paper 1520 to 1870," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14—April 16, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower right on sheet in brown ink: Bon à tirez à 200 / Chenot[?]; bottom left corner of sheet in pencil: B-16
Lower left below image in brown ink: Barye
printed title centered below image: ETUDE DE CHATS.; top right above image: PL:18.; bottom right below image: Lith. de Thierry Frères; bottom left below image: Composé et litho. par Barge.

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