Pierre-Jules Mene (French 1810-1879) The Breton Stallion, on naturalistic oval plinth base Signed bronze 36cm wide, 36cm high Provenance: Sladmore Gallery, London. Purchased at the Summer Exhibition, June/July 1986 Mene is considered to be one of the pioneers of animal sculpture in the nineteenth-century. He was born in Paris and as a teenager worked for his father, a metal turner. By 1837 he was casting his bronze sculptures at his own foundry, producing a number of animalier models, mainly of domestic beasts including horses, cows and bulls, sheep and goats, all of which were in vogue during the Second Empire period Condition report disclaimer
Pierre-Jules Mene (French 1810-1879) The Breton Stallion, on naturalistic oval plinth base Signed bronze 36cm wide, 36cm high Provenance: Sladmore Gallery, London. Purchased at the Summer Exhibition, June/July 1986 Mene is considered to be one of the pioneers of animal sculpture in the nineteenth-century. He was born in Paris and as a teenager worked for his father, a metal turner. By 1837 he was casting his bronze sculptures at his own foundry, producing a number of animalier models, mainly of domestic beasts including horses, cows and bulls, sheep and goats, all of which were in vogue during the Second Empire period Condition report disclaimer
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