Description
French school of the last third of the 18th century, after Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) Louis XV on horseback Equestrian statuette in bronze with light brown patina H : 46 cm and dim. terrace : 46 x 20 cm on a rocaille base in gilded bronze Provenance : Former collection of Monsieur Fernand Javal (1884-1977), who lent it in 1933 to the Three French Reigns (Louis XIV, XV & XVI) exhibition in London (25 Park Lane), reproduced on page 92 of the catalog. Related work: -Edme Bouchardon, Equestrian Statue of Louis XV for the Place de la Concorde, bronze, inaugurated in 1763, destroyed in 1792 -Benoît-Louis Prévost, The monument of Louis XV around 1768, print -Louis-Claude Vassé after Edme Bouchardon, Statue équestre de Louis XV, bronze, circa 1764, without base, dim. 60 x 58,x 24,5 cm, London, Buckingham Palace, collection of His Majesty King Charles III, n°inv. RCIN 2128.
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French school of the last third of the 18th century, after Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) Louis XV on horseback Equestrian statuette in bronze with light brown patina H : 46 cm and dim. terrace : 46 x 20 cm on a rocaille base in gilded bronze Provenance : Former collection of Monsieur Fernand Javal (1884-1977), who lent it in 1933 to the Three French Reigns (Louis XIV, XV & XVI) exhibition in London (25 Park Lane), reproduced on page 92 of the catalog. Related work: -Edme Bouchardon, Equestrian Statue of Louis XV for the Place de la Concorde, bronze, inaugurated in 1763, destroyed in 1792 -Benoît-Louis Prévost, The monument of Louis XV around 1768, print -Louis-Claude Vassé after Edme Bouchardon, Statue équestre de Louis XV, bronze, circa 1764, without base, dim. 60 x 58,x 24,5 cm, London, Buckingham Palace, collection of His Majesty King Charles III, n°inv. RCIN 2128.
