165. bronze model of a reclining panther holding a deer Muntjac Antoine-Louis Barye (1795 - 1875) Posthumous cast, circa 1884-1905, published by A. Delafontaine A bronze model of a Panthère couchée tenant un cerf Muntjac (reclining panther holding a Muntjac stag) Antoine-Louis Barye (1795 - 1875) Posthumous casting, circa 1884-1905, published by A. Delafontaine Keyed model Resting on a fully cast stylized rocky base; signed BARYE, engraved on reverse A. D/ N 4 and an ink inscription 1 1/2 R * PG; (one screw probably later) H.10 x W.22 x L.9 cm Comparative Literature M. Poletti & A. Richarme, Barye: Catalogue Raisonnée des Sculptures, Paris, 2000, p. 225, no. A 87.