Pair Of Cast Iron Halberdiers Signed By édouard Houssin, Dated 1882

Pair of Halberdiers in Renaissance costume. Cast iron, signed and dated "Edouard Houssin 1882." Late 19th century. Excellent condition, beautiful patina. These works belong to the series of pairs of lancers and halberdiers created by Houssin, who exhibited at the Salon from 1873. He presented an identical pair of pages in 1882; the Saint-Dizier Museum also holds a pair. Edouard HOUSSIN 1847-1917. Bibliography: Denonvilliers Art and Building Foundry, Pair of pages, cast iron, H. 224 cm and H. 232 cm, Paris, 1894, plate 304. Commentary: Our work belongs to the series of pairs of lancers and halberdiers created by Houssin. This student of François Jouffroy (1806-1882) and Aimé Millet (1819-1891) exhibited at the Salon in Paris from 1873 onwards. He received medals in 1887, 1889, and 1890. In 1894, he became professor of modeling at the Sèvres National Porcelain Manufactory. The artist created numerous busts of contemporary figures. The Chartreuse Museum in Douai holds the majority of his works, but the Musée d'Orsay houses the allegory of South America, created in collaboration with Aimé Millet to decorate the former Palais du Trocadéro for the 1878 Universal Exhibition.