Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . ming one ofhis labors—that of conquering the Ery-manthian boar, a creature sent by one ofthe high gods of Olympus to destroy thecrops and cattle of certain Greeks who hadincurred displeasure. Hercules seized thehoar and hound it alive. Barve has addeda heroic trait, for Hercules has swung itacross his neck by the ears, thus makinga sculpturesque composition of the humanfigure and the beast. Signed mi base, Barte. Height, 5 inches 284—(84) Bronze Statuette. Roman Jester
Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . ming one ofhis labors—that of conquering the Ery-manthian boar, a creature sent by one ofthe high gods of Olympus to destroy thecrops and cattle of certain Greeks who hadincurred displeasure. Hercules seized thehoar and hound it alive. Barve has addeda heroic trait, for Hercules has swung itacross his neck by the ears, thus makinga sculpturesque composition of the humanfigure and the beast. Signed mi base, Barte. Height, 5 inches 284—(84) Bronze Statuette. Roman Jester. Modern ^^^^^ Antique green patina. Archness and a>- ^**M SUrance are shown in this little figure of an K\ undersized man wearing shoes and one voluminous cloak, to which a cap LS at- ^L tached. It might be a scholar of the old ^L I niversity of Paris acting in some play, or a Neapolitan comedian in dumb show entrancing the populace with his play of pose and feature. Broad masses and large modelling: great animation in a pose of arrested motion. Signed on the base, F. Barbediexxe, Fondeuh. /// ight, n7^ inrhi . 285—(90) Bronze Pheasant. Modern. Antique green patina. Elegant figure of a pheasantwalking, the feathers of neck and wing-covers indicated by in-cised lines. Head and body modelled in broad, simple planes,with a base correspondingly simple in treatment. Springy walk,alert look, as if challenging an enemy. Signed, Barye and F. Barbediexne. Height, iys inches; length, 8% inches.
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