Jules Brateau (1844-1923). Plate The Triumph Of Neptune In Pewter.

Jules Brateau (1844-1923) Neptune pewter plate with scalloped and molded outline.
The wing is decorated with scenes with motifs of nereids, tritons and cupids in the tradition of bas-reliefs in French art.
In the center a medallion: The triumph of Neptune. Armed with his trident emerging from the waves, carried by sea horses accompanied by tritons, nereids and loves Stamped with the mark in the heart & the counter-punch on the gallows

Dimension: Diameter 25 cm
General condition: Good condition Period: Contemporary print by the artist , Model created in 1885

Related works: The scenes on the marli: The newt blowing in the conch and Cupid on a dolphin, the Nereid newt couple as well as the central motif: the group of Galatea are taken from the "Triumph of Galatea" by Clodion. A terracotta proof is kept at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, another in stone, at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris. The drawing of the central motif by the artist Jules Brateau is reproduced P64 in Jean Christophe Boucaud's book.
Bibliography: Clodion. Catalog of the exhibition Musée du Louvre Paris March 17 – June 29, 1992 RMN . ISBN 97822711823529 P181 to 187 Jules Brateau (1844-1923). ISBN 2-952059411 P64