Sculpture - Rabbit Hunting Dog By Jules Moigniez (1835-1894) - Bronze XIXth Century

Bronze sculpture representing a hunting dog , a rabbit lying between its paws by Jules Moigniez .
Jules Moigniez demonstrates a fine knowledge of animal behavior , both in the attitude of the hunting dog and that of the rabbit .
Bronze with brown patina .
Signature of the sculptor " J. MOIGNIEZ " in hollow , on the naturalist terrace , richly chiseled .
Old cast iron .
19th century period .
Very good state of preservation and patina .

Jules Moigniez (1835-1894)

Jules Moigniez is a French animal sculptor .

His father was a metal gilder .
Jules was a pupil of Paul Comolera (1818 - 1897) , a great sculptor specializing in birds .
His master is Paul Comoléra who was a pupil of François Rude .
At the age of twenty , Moigniez exhibited his first sculpture " Dog Braque stopping a pheasant " at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris .
He then exhibited regularly at the Salon, from 1859 to 1892 , where he obtained an honorable mention in the first year .
 He again presented his sculptures at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878 .
Moigniez enjoyed success , particularly in England and the United States .
Indeed , his works are considered to be remarkably detailed , with very thorough carving , complemented by an elegance in the attitudes .

Faced with the success of his son , his father created a foundry especially for him .