Boy with a Goose, (sculpture).

Boy with a Goose, (sculpture).

Bujac, A., sculptor.

Boethos, sculptor. (copy after)

Boy with a Goose, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: sandstone.

Sculpture: approx. 37 x 22 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 36 x 36 in.

(Rear of sculpture at base:) A. Bujac/Paris/1851 (Around edge of base, incised lettering:) PRESENTED BY GEORGE BARTLETT, ESQ. TO DRUID HILL PARK signed

A boy, approximately three years old, his hair in a little top knot, is shown standing nude, holding a male goose by its neck and wing. The goose's mouth is open and its tongue curled. The sculpture is mounted upon a short, octagonal base.

Figure male -- Child -- Full length

Figure male -- Child -- Nude

Animal -- Bird -- Goose

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore

Administered by City of Baltimore, Recreation and Parks, 2600 Madison Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Located Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Druid Hill Park, Behind the Mansion House, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

The sculpture is a copy of a sculpture in the Louvre done by the Greek sculptor Boethos. For related information see: Henry and Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993.

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