Lot Essay
The portrait is thought to be that of the son of Angelo Cortioni, Dalou's founder in London. The same head appears on Dalou's monument to the grandchildren of Queen Victoria of 1879.
CAST FROM A MODEL BY JULES DALOU, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY
Details
a bronze bust of a boy
cast from a model by jules dalou, french, 19th century
inscribed 'J. DALOU 1884'
19½in. (49.5cm.) high, including white marble base, black patina
cast from a model by jules dalou, french, 19th century
inscribed 'J. DALOU 1884'
19½in. (49.5cm.) high, including white marble base, black patina
Literature
A. Pingeot, Catalogue sommaire illustré des sculptures, Paris, 1968, RF 3049