Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) An eagle that comes down on a wounded ibex Bronze with brown patina Chief model or key model? Bears the signature "BARYE" on the terrace H: 22 cm (terrace 19 x 22.5 cm) Related work: - Antoine Louis Barye, Un aigle qui vient s'abattre sur un bouquetin blessé (An eagle coming down on a wounded ibex), 1834-1839, bronze with brown patina, lost wax casting, H. 21 x W. 28 x D. 23.4 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. RF 4306 Related literature: - Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye, le catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model listed under number CS 92, pp. 436-437; - Stuart Pivart, The Barye Bronzes, Woodbridge, Antique Collector's Club, 1974, model listed under no. A 171. The Eagle that comes down on a wounded ibex was commissioned by the Duc d'Orléans in 1834 as part of his project for a table top. The final work was delivered in 1839 and sold at auction by the duchess in 1853. The London foundryman Gambard acquired the bronze at this auction and used it as a model for an edition of seven copies.