"jockey On Horseback N°1" By Pierre-jules Mêne (1810-1879)

Bronze sculpture with a very shaded brown patina by Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879) entitled " Jockey à Cheval N°1 " representing the " Vainqueur du Derby ". Early edition cast, Mêne-Cain workshop, signature P. J. MÊNE on the terrace. According to Mr. Guy Thibault, historian, designer of the Museum of the Race Horse, the horse used as a model for this work would be the winner of the 1862 Epsam Derby, Caractacus. Modeled the year it was sent to the Salon, it was one of the first sculpted representations of a jockey on horseback in the 19th century during the revival of racing under the Second Empire.

History : Paris, Salon of 1864, bronze n°2705: Winner of the Derby
Literature : Poletti & Richarme, Pierre-Jules Mêne ; Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2007 page 43,
ill 30-Ishana collection, authentic proof, Mêne-Cain workshop

Provenance : Private collection from the South of France

Dimensions
Height : 16.92 in
Length : 17.71 in
Depth : 5.51 in
Period: 1879-1908
Origin : France, Paris
Materials : Bronze