Animalier

A French term, it refers to an artist whose specialty is depicting animals. Leading French Animaliers were 19th-century sculptors Charles Valton, Antoine Louis Bayre, and Emmanuel Fremiet. American representatives are Henry Hudson Kitson and Anna Hyatt Huntington. Sources: http://www.bronze-gallery.com/sculptors/artist.cfm?sculptorID=52; AskART.com