Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . E ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE LEOPARD AND SNAKE Water-Color A tragedy of the wilds of Central America, the duel to thedeath between the largest cat of the New World, called to thisday the tiger by the Spanish Americans, and the largestknown snake in the world, the Python. The jaguars cautiousapproach is due to the fear of getting caught in the constrictorfolds of the giant serpent. He is bound to catch him behindthe head and break his back before he can be entangled in thePyth
Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . E ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE LEOPARD AND SNAKE Water-Color A tragedy of the wilds of Central America, the duel to thedeath between the largest cat of the New World, called to thisday the tiger by the Spanish Americans, and the largestknown snake in the world, the Python. The jaguars cautiousapproach is due to the fear of getting caught in the constrictorfolds of the giant serpent. He is bound to catch him behindthe head and break his back before he can be entangled in thePythons coils. Signed at the lower right, Bar ye. Height, 11/2 inches; length, 16% F ANTOINE LOl IS BARYE TIGER RECLINING Water-Color Kiplings villian (in the account of MowgKs adventures in thejungle) lies at rest, contented with the results of the last forayon the herds of the Bengalese farmers. The royal tiger has nosmile on its face, although it may have incriminating evidenceinside its beautifully variegated hide. Barve was a colorist inwater-colors and oils, as he was in his bronzes, the patinas ofwhich are singularly varied and handsome, as one may observein any large collection of his figurines, like those at theCorcoran in Washington or the Walters Gallery in Baltimore. Signed at the /oner left. Bar ye. Height, \-212 inches; length, 19^4 inches.
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