Bronze "étude Et Méditation" Paul Dubois , Barbedienne

Bronze subject entitled "study and meditation" after paul DUBOIS, Barbedienne founder in Paris, Collas reduction stamp.

This is one of the allegorical corner figures of the tomb of General de LAMORICIERE erected in 1879 in the left transept of the Saint Pierre Saint Paul cathedral in Nantes.
The contract signed by the artist with the founder was signed on May 31, 1879 with a concession of 20 years.
this copy is a 2/5 reduction of the original.

Paul DUBOIS was born in Nogent sur Seine on July 8, 1827, died in Paris on May 22, 1905. Son of a notary, he entered the School of Fine Arts in 1858, trained for 4 years in Italy, notably in Florence.

dimensions height 64 cm, dimensions of the base 24 cm / 28.5 cm

References:
"The bronzes of the XIXth century" by Pierre Kjellberg pages 296 / 297 / 298
"The BARBEDIAN bronzes, the work of a foundry dynasty" from Florence RIONNET pages 74 / 75 / 315