A French bronze figure of Hippomenes, circa 1880

CAST AFTER FRANZ JACOB SAUVAGE

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A French bronze figure of Hippomenes, circa 1880
Cast after Franz Jacob Sauvage
The base inscribed F.BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR. and stamped REDUCTION MECANIQUE, marmo rouge griotte plinth
20 7/8in. (53cm.) high overall

Lot Essay

Hippomenes was the successful suitor of Atalanta. To win her hand, he bettered her in a foot race by dropping some of the golden apples of the Hesperides, Atalanta stopping to collect them.

The white marble original by Sauvage is held in the collection of the Musee de Louvre.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
H.Berman Bronzes, Sculptors and Founders 1800-1930, Illinois, fig.2413.

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