Diane Huntress - According To Houdon (1741-1828).

Important bronze sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Germain representing Esmeralda dancing with his goat Djali. Signed Germain and titled Phoebus on the terrace. Beautiful patina of nuanced origin, finely chiseled. Epoque second half of the nineteenth. Dimensions: total height 70cm Diameter of the base 20,5cm: Jean-Baptiste Germain born in 1841 in Fismes, in the Marne .. Pupil of the sculptors Auguste Dumont (1801-1884) and Charles-Alphonse Gumery (1827-1871) to the School of Fine Arts in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon from 1866 to 1909. Member of the Society of French Artists since 1889 He won numerous prizes for his works (third class medal in 1883 and honorable mention at the 1900 world exhibition). Germain died in 1910.Notre Dame de Paris, by Victor Hugo, was published in 1831. This book quickly became very popular and Esmeralda's character inspired many artists. Esmeralda was very in love with the handsome Captain of the Guard Phoebus, a deceitful man who did not like her. She could not see that behind the ugliness of Quasimodo hid a pure heart that loved her.