AIMÈ JULES DALOU (French, 1838-1902)

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AIMÈ JULES DALOU (French, 1838-1902)

A Bronze Sketch for the Monument to the Grandchildren of Queen Victoria

inscribed 'DALOU' and stamped with the Hébrard foundry seal
18in. (45.7cm.) high, on veined green marble base, rich greenish reddish brown patina

Literature

J.B. Speed Art Museum, Nineteenth Century French Sculpture: Monuments to the Middle Class, Louisville, Kentucky, 1971, p. 109, cat. no. 38, illus.
H.W. Janson and P. Fusco, The Romantics to Rodin, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980, pp. 188-189, fig. 69
H.W. Janson, 19th Century Sculptrue, New York, 1985, p. 195, fig. 221

Lot Essay

The present bronze is the final study for the terracotta monument which was placed in the Queen's private chapel at Windsor Castle. The commission was obtained for Dalou by the Queen's daughter, Princess Louise, who was also a sculptor. Dalou never publicly exhibited the monument due to the private nature of the commission.