Jean-Jules Salmson French, 1823-1902

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Description

Jean-Jules Salmson
a pair of figures of Reynolds and Hogarth
each signed: Salmson.
bronze, rich dark brown patina

Catalogue Note

Salmson, one of the leading sculptors of the Second Empire, was the son of a medallist and exhibited regularly at the Salon. He displayed there a number of historical figures from English history such as Hamlet, Walter Scott, Shakespeare and Milton and it is likely that the present figures represent the painters Hogarth and Reynolds.

RELATED LITERATURE Lami vol.4, p.230