Jean-Jacques Pradier (French, 1792-1852)
Sappho
signed and dated 'J. Pradier. 1848' (on the base of the column with the foundry mark Victor Paillard).
bronze with brown patina
height: 17 in¾ in (45.1).
Executed in 1848
Lot Essay
(fig. 1) Victor Paillard's stand at the 1851 World's fair, illustrating another cast of Sappho.