Lot 80
80
A French bronze equestrian group entitled 'Valet de Chasse Louis XV et sa harde'
A French bronze equestrian group entitled 'Valet de Chasse Louis XV et sa harde'

CAST FROM A MODEL BY PIERRE-JULES MENE, CIRCA 1870

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A French bronze equestrian group entitled 'Valet de Chasse Louis XV et sa harde'
Cast from a model by Pierre-Jules Mene, Circa 1870
On a naturalistically-cast base inscribed P. J. MENE. 1869
30 in. (76.2 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) high; 15 in. (39.3 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Hunting groups by Pierre-Jules Mne (d.1871) are consistently the best among the genre. The wax model for this popular work was exhibited at the Salon in 1869. The following year, the group was edited in bronze in three variations - without dogs, with three dogs and, as here, with five hounds.

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