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264 - Pierre-Jean David, known as David D'ANGERS (1788–1856)
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Pierre-Jean David, known as David D'ANGERS (1788–1856) Liberty Bronze statuette with a brown patina H. 58 cm AL-EJ Signed and dated on the right side: “PJ DAVID/1839” Bears the publisher’s mark on the rear right of the pedestal: “Cresson editeur” Bears the inscription on the front plinth: LIBERTY, BELOVED LIBERTY / FIGHT ALONGSIDE YOUR DEFENDERS...” ; on the paper held in the right hand: “89 -1830,” on the square resting against the altar: “ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ” Provenance: former Forney de Courcelles collection, according to oral information. Related works: -Pierre-Jean David, known as David D’Angers, *La Liberté*, 1839, bronze statuette, signed on the right, PJ DAVID/1839, and bearing the inscription “LIBERTÉ, LIBERTÉ CHÉRIE / FIGHT ALONGSIDE YOUR DEFENDERS..."; on the paper held in her right hand: "89 -1830"; on the square resting against the altar: "EQUALITY, FRATERNITY," H. 57.5 cm, Paris, Louvre Museum, inv. no. RF 1963; -Pierre-Jean David, known as David D’Angers, Liberty, 1839, bronze statuette, signed on the right, PJ DAVID/1839, and bearing the inscription “LIBERTY, BELOVED LIBERTY / FIGHT ALONGSIDE YOUR DEFENDERS..."; on the paper held in the right hand: "89 -1830"; on the square resting against the altar: “ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ,” H. 57.5 cm, Angers, Museum of Fine Arts and David-d’Angers Gallery, inv. no. MBA 841.9 Related literature: - Henry Jouin, David d’Angers: His Life, Work, Writings, and Contemporaries, vols. I and II, Paris, 1878, vol. I, p. 246; - V. Huchard, *Galerie David d’Angers*, Angers, Siraudeau et Cie, 1989, p. 116.
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