Pierre-Jules Mene (French, 1810-1879) Accolade No. 2 (The Embrace No. 2) A bronze group of two horses Signed to the base 'P. J. MÊNE' 68cm wide, 26cm deep, 45cm high (26.5in wide, 10in deep, 17.5in high) Fußnoten L'Accolade is one of Mêne's more celebrated works. It depicts a courting Arab mare and stallion. L'Accolade was first exhibited as a red wax sculpture with a thin black patina at the Salon of 1852, entitled Tachiani and Nedjebe. His first bronze version was exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in 1855, where Mêne won a medal for the work. L'Accolade was cast in three different sizes.
Pierre-Jules Mene (French, 1810-1879) Accolade No. 2 (The Embrace No. 2) A bronze group of two horses Signed to the base 'P. J. MÊNE' 68cm wide, 26cm deep, 45cm high (26.5in wide, 10in deep, 17.5in high) Fußnoten L'Accolade is one of Mêne's more celebrated works. It depicts a courting Arab mare and stallion. L'Accolade was first exhibited as a red wax sculpture with a thin black patina at the Salon of 1852, entitled Tachiani and Nedjebe. His first bronze version was exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in 1855, where Mêne won a medal for the work. L'Accolade was cast in three different sizes.
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