CAST BY SUSSE FRÈRES AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE TOURGUENEFF, LATE 19TH CENTURY/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Pierre Tourgueneff (1854-1912) was born to Russian parents in Paris where he studied under the Animalier sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet. Chiefly known for equestrian and military subjects he exhibited at the Salon between 1880 and 1911, was awarded a 'Grand Prix' at the Exposition Universelle in 1889 and received the Légion d'Honneur in 1903. Another cast of this model was sold Christie's, New York, 13 April 2011, lot 271.