Prancing Stallion (Primary Title)
Christophe Fratin, French, 1800 or 1802 - 1864 (Artist)
Fratin was a disciple of the great French Romantic artist Théodore Géricault, which might explain his broad, free, and painterly handling of the bronze.
Stamped on base: "FRATIN"
Founders mark on sife of base: "DAUBREE"; three labels under base: (1) "Fratin, Chrisophe / Prancing Stallion / Bronze 7 1/2; L9"; (2) "Fratin, Christophe 2670 / Prancing Stallion / PM 3023"; (3) "PM 3023"
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Gone Away: Gifts from the Estate of Paul Mellon, Mellon Gallery, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, February 6 – September 29, 2002
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