ALABASTER SCULPTURE "CHILD DRAWING" AFTER CHARLES-GABRIEL SAUVAGE DIT LEMIRE (1741-1827)

Alabaster sculpture depicting a putto seated on a brick wall, his foot resting on a book. He is leaning over his drawing tablet, which bears the inscription: "CANOVA". Napoleon III period. In good condition. Made after a model by Charles-Gabriel Sauvage, known as Lemire: "Child Drawing", created around 1795. Along with its companion piece, "Child Reading", the two bronze statuettes after Lemire are held at the Louvre Museum. Bibliography: Atlas - database of exhibited works at the Louvre Museum. http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=16482&langue=fr Napoleon III period, Circa: 1870. Dimensions: W: 17cm, D: 17cm, H: 42cm.