A French bronze figure of a seated female, mid 19th century

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A French bronze figure of a seated female, mid 19th century
Cast after a model by Jean Jacques Pradier, depicting Sappho modelled looking down, her hands clasped over her crossed legs, seated on a stool with monopodial hoof feet, a lyre leaning behind her, signed J.PRADIER. -- 11in. (28cm.) high

拍品专文

Jean Jacques Pradier (1792-1852) was known as "the last of the Greeks" for his entrenched classicism. In 1811 he enrolled at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, studying under Lemot. In 1812, he won the Prix de Rome and the following year he won the Grand Prix. From 1820 onwards he specialised in neo-classical statuettes in the style of Clodion, winning the Légion d'Honneur in 1824. He is best known for his many important public commissions which include the decorative sculpture on the Arc de Triomphe and Napoleon's tomb in Les Invalides.