Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) The Mischievous One Model created in 1865, published by the studio in 1868 Proof in terracotta Signed " JBte. Carpeaux". Bears the stamp with the imperial eagle, the stamp of the workshop of Auteuil and the number "2174 (Small accidents and restorations) H. 48 cm Related literature : -Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, sculpteur, catalog raisonné de l'oeuvre édité, Paris, Les Expressions contemporaines, 2003, model listed as BU 29, p. 130. This model representing the eldest daughter of Jean-Baptiste Foucart, a faithful friend of the artist, was created in 1865. Carpeaux himself distributed it in his studio in the rue Boileau in Auteuil from 1868, and his heirs continued to publish it.

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