Author(s):
willème, auguste françois (sedan, in 1830 - roubaix, in 1905), sculptor
dating in centuries: 2nd half of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): sculpture
name(s): statuette
materials and techniques: bronze, silver plating
dimensions - artwork:
height: 46cm
width: 23cm
depth: 26
description:
silvered bronze statuette; in the round. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the model - on the front base, hollow, in a cartridge: "delaunay". Iconographic description:
louis-arsène delaunay. Stage costume, cape, sword. Historical commentary:
auguste clésinger would have provided the model for this statuette reproduced by willeme using photosculpture, a process he invented in 1861. Acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: pasteur, édouard
date of acquisition: 31–05–1913
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: s1578. Date: Unknown.
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