LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ETIENNE HENRI DUMAIGE (1830-1888)

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A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF 'OMPHALE'
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ETIENNE HENRI DUMAIGE (1830-1888)
Depicted in classical robes, her right hand holding Hercules' club, his lion pelt draped over a pillar, inscribed 'Dumaige 1873' and '23345'
23 5/8 in. (60 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Dumaige studied under Jean Jacques Feuchère and Dumont, exhibiting at the Paris Salon from 1863-1886. The current work depicts the Lydian queen Omphale. In classical mythology Hercules became a slave to Omphale as a punishment for the slaying of his friend Iphitus.

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