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Angelot with Bow
Bronze with shaded brown patina
Cupid, seated on a draped riprap, is handing over a string to his bow.
The quiver is at his feet.
Red marble base.
Early edition cast signed "Lemire".
This model was created by the artist for the Salon of 1814.
The quality of the bronze is distinguished by the precision of the chasing of the hair, indicating an early 19th-century casting.
Charles Gabriel Sauvage LEMIRE (1741-1827)
Bénézit , Les Bronzes au 19è siècle , Dictionnaire des sculpteurs by Pierre Kjellberg .
Bronze height: 41 cm
Total height: 45 cm
Ref: 3HMCD75R2Z