"F. Barbedienne 'le Petit Pêcheur Napolitain""
François RUDE (1784-1855), THE LITTLE NEAPOLITAN FISHERMAN, 1833Bronze group with golden patina.
Mechanical reduction stamp Collas and mark on the terrace 'F. BARBEDIENNE founder.' On the reverse, it shows the references 'AA/69'.
Old edition print around 1860. Ht 16 x 17,5 cm Ferdinand Barbedienne partnered with Achille Collas in 1838, founding the company A. Collas & Barbedienne, for the production and marketing of reduced copies of sculptures using various materials, such as alabaster, wood, bronze, ivory or soapstone. They reproduce, in bronze and in reduction, a large number of sculpted works, preserved in European museums, intended to adorn modern interiors. Moreover, they developed new processes
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