Pierre Jules MENE (1810-1879)

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Pierre Jules MENE (1810-1879)
Jockey on horseback n° 1 "Winner of the Derby Large bronze statuette with a medal patina. Base au naturel, signed. Molded counter base. Height: 42 cm Length: 44 cm Founder : Susse Frères, Paris. The original model, exhibited at the Salon of 1863, is among the first sculpted representations of a jockey on horseback. Bibliography: - Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Pierre Jules Mène, catalogue raisonné, Univers du bronze à Paris, 2007, No. F 14, page 43. - Pierre Kjellberg, Les Bronzes du XIXe siècle, Les Éditions de l'Amateur Paris, 1987, page 476.
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