Antique Animal Bronze The Lying Dog By Grégoire Giraud And Founder Barbedienne XIX Eme

Old patinated bronze statue by Grégoire GIRAUD: the Reclining Dog; Barbedienne founder Grégoire GIRAUD (1783-1836). Naturalist animal sculpture representing a reclining dog. Proof in bronze with brown patina, in perfect condition Signed GIRAUD on the terrace with the mention 'F. Barbedienne founder'. 19th century edition cast numbered below, first part of the 19th century. Dimensions 16 cm by 10 cm and height 11 cm The marble original presented at the Salon of 1827 is currently exhibited in the sculpture department of the Louvre Museum. Pierre-François-Grégoire Giraud, known as Grégoire Giraud or Giraud du Luc, born March 17, 1783 in Luc (Var), and died February 19, 1836 in Paris, is a French sculptor. Prix de Rome in 1806 and 1811. Strongly influenced by the art of Antiquity, the work of Grégoire Giraud is representative of the neoclassical style, but remains marked by the French statuary tradition thanks to the naturalist study of his models. Find us on antiquites-monfuturanterieur.fr and on insta mon_futur_anterieur