Barye
ANTOINE LOUIS, a French sculptor, born in Paris, Sept. 24, 1795.
BARYTA He studied engraving with Fourrier and a goldsmith named Beinnais; in 1812, was a topographical engineer; in 1816 studied drawing with the painter Gros, and sculpture with Basio; and, in 1819, took the second prize for a "Milo di Crotona," which was awarded him at the Concours of the Beaux Arts. From 1823 till 1831 he worked under Fauconnier, jeweler to the Duchesse d'Angoulême. In 1831 he exhibited the celebrated "Tiger "Tis Devouring a Crocodile." He was an officer of the Legion of Honor, a member of the Institute, and a professor at the Jardin des Plantes. He died in Paris, June 25, 1875.