Vainqueur du Derby
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Vainqueur du Derby (Jockey à Cheval), a 19thC light and dark brown patinated bronze study of a jockey walking his horse in after a race. Finely hand chased detail. Set over a naturalistic, integral plinth. Signed P.J.Mêne 1863.
Artist: Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879)
Literature: Christopher Payne 'Animals in Bronze' p. 342, Jane Horswell, 'Les Animaliers' pp 152/3
Dimensions: H 42cm, L 41cm, W14 cm
Origin: French
Date: circa 1865
Item No: 608181