拍品 101
101
A French bronze figure entitled 'Djinn, etalon barbe'
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION (LOTS 100-103)
A French bronze figure entitled 'Djinn, etalon barbe'

CAST FROM A MODEL BY PIERRE-JULES MENE, DATED 1846

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A French bronze figure entitled 'Djinn, etalon barbe'
Cast from a model by Pierre-Jules Mene, dated 1846
Inscribed P.J. Mêne/1846 and Djinn, Etalon Barbe
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high

拍品专文

Number 43 in Mêne's catalogue, Djinn, étalon barbe, or as it's perhaps better known, Cheval à la barrière, was first shown at the 1849 Salon. A fine study of a stallion calling a mare, the model was edited in two sizes, the present cast being an example of the larger version.