Arabian Horse (ibrahim) No. 1 - Bronze By Pierre-jules Mêne

Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879)
Arabian Horse (Ibrahim) No. 1
Bronze with brown patina
H: 31 cm; W: 38.8 cm; D: 12.6 cm
Signed "PJ MÊNE" on the base
Inscription on the base rim "Arabian Stallion Ibrahim"
Atelier Mêne

This model of an Arabian horse was exhibited at the Salon of 1843. The artist was presenting, for the first time, a significant composition on an equestrian theme. The horse depicted is identified and named in the Salon catalogue. It was an Egyptian stallion. Three sizes of this model exist. Our example is No. 1, the largest. As is often the case, the bronze bears the title inscribed on the base rim. This one has cut corners, a characteristic found in the oldest examples.

Literature

– M. Poletti and A. Richarme, Pierre-Jules Mêne: catalogue raisonné, Paris: Univers du Bronze, 2007, p. 61, CHE 4.