Augustin Cain (1822-1894) "turtle, Snake And Wader" In Bronze

Very pretty bronze sculpture signed under the base CAIN Represents a wading bird in motion, taking a snake on the back of a turtleVery pretty subject of the artist. Auguste Nicolas Cain (Paris, November 10, 1821 - Paris, August 25, 1894), is a French animal sculptor. He is the father of the painter and writer Georges Cain, and of the man of letters and painter Henri Cain. After working in the family butcher's shop Auguste Cain entered the workshop of Alexandre Guionnet then became the student of François Rude. Like Antoine-Louis Barye a few years earlier he studied animal anatomy by drawing at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. In the 1840s he proposed goldsmith models for the Fannière Brothers, Rudolfi and the Maison Christophe. Perfect condition. Height: 21 cm