LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER JEAN-JULES SALMSON (1823-1902)

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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE FIGURES OF REYNOLDS AND HOGARTH
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER JEAN-JULES SALMSON (1823-1902)
The bases inscribed 'Salmson', mounted on black marble plinths
18½ in. (47 cm.) high (2)

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Lot Essay

Salmson regularly exhibited at the Salon, including a number of works depicting historical figures from English history such as Hamlet, Walter Scott, Shakespeare and Milton. It is likely that the present figures represent the painters Hogarth and Reynolds.

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