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| Keywords: Antoine-Louis Barye - Ape Riding a Gnu - Walters 27121 - Profile.jpg In this amusing sculpture Barye parodies the tradition of the equestrian monument An ape from Sumatra Indonesia named Jack rides on the back of an African antelope with buffalo-like antlers-a gnu or wildebeest Jack arrived at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris in 1836 and survived for less than eight months After taxidermy its body became a popular sight for visitors to the Jardin's natural history museum The composition is based on an engraving of the same subject by Thomas Landseer 1795-1880 modeled ca 1840 bronze with some light green over warm red-brown patina cm 24 1 27 3 10 5 accession number 27 121 23970 William T Walters Baltimore prior to 1889 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters before 1889 Signature Cast through from model BARYE; Number Cold stamped on underside 50; Number Cold stamped on top 27; Number Painted inside in white letters W 106 The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye American Art Gallery New York New York 1889-1890 Untamed The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach 2007-2008 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Animals on animals small on big Monkeys acting as humans in art Statues of apes Backcarrying | ||||
