Alabaster sculpture depicting a putto seated on a low brick wall, his foot resting on a book. He is leaning over his drawing tablet, which bears the inscription: "CANOVA". Napoleon III period. Good condition. Based on a model by Charles-Gabriel Sauvage dit Lemire: "Enfant dessinant", created circa 1795. With its counterpart "Enfant lisant", the two bronze statuettes after Lemire are in the Louvre Museum. Bibliography: Atlas - base des oeuvres exposées du Musée du Louvre. http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=16482&langue=fr Napoleon III period, Circa: 1870 Dim: W:17cm, D:17cm, H:42cm.
- Reference :
- 1810
- Availability :
- Sold
- Width :
- 17 (cm)
- Height :
- 42 (cm)
- Depth :
- 17 (cm)
- Identifier Exists:
- False
