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| Keywords: Antoine-Louis Barye - Napoleon I - Walters 27163.jpg Barye was commissioned by the city of Grenoble France to produce an over-life-size sculpture of Napoleon I seated on a horse The statue which was never completed was intended to commemorate Napoleon's arrival there in March 1815 upon his return from a brief period of exile on the island of Elba Entering the town the emperor bared his chest to the soldiers stationed there and demanded that they either shoot him or let him pass The troops enthusiastically welcomed him but after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo he was sent to the island of Saint Helena off the coast of Africa where he died in 1821 ca 1862 bronze cm 45 35 5 accession number 27 163 4184 William T Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters before 1894 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 Sculptures of Napoleon I of France | ||||
