BARYE, Antoine-Louis
(b. 1796, Paris, d. 1875, Paris)

Jaguar Devouring a Hare

1850
Bronze, 42 x 95 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

At this time the sculptural groups of wild and struggling animals became cult objects. This can be seen in particular in the vigorous school of 'animalier' sculptors that developed at this time, the most important member of which was Antoine-Louis Barye.