Eagle with Serpent (Aigle avec serpent) by Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875) c.1824-1826 Bronze, 4 x 5 11/16 in. (10.2 x 14.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by special subscription, 10.188. Markings: Verso upper left corner: Eck et Durand Signature: Stamped lower left on rock: BARYE One of many bronze bas-reliefs among the original Cyrus J. Lawrence collection is the Eagle and Serpent, dated 1824-25, a remarkable proof of the artist Barye’s earliest works as a Parisian sculptor who was a celebrated exponent of the Barbizon School. *This item is not on view
















