Mounted Huntsman Leading his Hounds (Primary Title)
Pierre-Jules Mêne, French, 1810 - 1879 (Artist)
This complex bronze, considered one of Mêne’s masterpieces, is often found paired with a similarly-scaled bronze depicting a foxhunt in Scotland. An astute businessman as well as capable craftsman, Mêne issued this sculpture with numerous variants, and thus at various price-points – the deluxe model being part-gilded.
Signed on top of base at front right: "P.J. MÊNE. 1869"
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", The National Sporting Library & Museum, May 6 - July 31, 2016
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", University of Richmond, March 3 - April 25, 2016
Pierre-Jules Mêne: Sporting Bronzes from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, National Sporting Library, Middleburg, Va., June 6 – August 23, 2008.
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", University of Richmond, March 3 - April 25, 2016
Pierre-Jules Mêne: Sporting Bronzes from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, National Sporting Library, Middleburg, Va., June 6 – August 23, 2008.
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