Very Rare Well Chiseled Bronze Very Detailed By Rosa Bonheur Around 1846 An Incomparable Patina

A museum piece (there is the same at the Musée d'Orsay) little published and of remarkable expression. "The Lying Goat" by Rosa Bonheur is an exceptional piece both in terms of the quality of a Great 19th century Artist Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) this work is successful both in terms of the patina and the detail of the carving. The cast iron with a brown patina is signed. Old cast iron 22.5cm X12cm 9cm high, respectable size and great density. A work specific to the Artist close to animals and nature. At the Museum of Fine Arts in Bordeaux there is a collection made during a series of animals between 1845 and 1853 / lying sheep, lying bull, the shorn sheep and finally which concerns us the lying ram 1846. A rarity for a collector and lover of exceptional pieces in perfect original condition, very decorative.... Rare and justified for the price