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The sculpture depicts a mammoth with long, curved tusks, textured wrinkled skin, a hump on its back, and a bronze hue. It is shown in a walking stance on an oval base, with detailed musculature and proportions.
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The sculpture depicts a mammoth with long, curved tusks, textured wrinkled skin, a hump on its back, and a bronze hue. It is shown in a walking stance on an oval base, with detailed musculature and proportions.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Asian Elephant Walking

Antoine-Louis Barye

Date
model c. 1830s
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 13 × 6.4 × 18.4 cm (5 1/8 × 2 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1999.79.19
Credit line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • mammal
  • animal
  • Romantic
  • cast
  • Elephant
  • Acquired after publication of European [and American] Sculpture of the Nineteenth Century
Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA.

Inscription

on base between front and back left legs: BARYE

NGA object ID 110282. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.