LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÊNE (1810-1871)

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A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A PICADOR
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÊNE (1810-1871)
Depicted with a lady's fan and flowers at the horse's feet, with cast signature 'P.J.MENE.1976'
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high; 26½ in. (67 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Number 3 in Mêne's catalogue and entitled 'Picador á Cheval', the present model first appeared in wax at the 1876 Salon and in bronze the following year. The picador is shown nobly parading around the bull-ring with a lady's fan and flowers thrown at the feet of his mount.

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