An impressive fine quality 19th Century French bronze Group after Clodion of a classical couple with their children, one holding a tambourine. The man, wearing a lion’s skin with the head holding Panpipes, the group supported on Breccia Rossa marble base. (Signed with the signature of Clodion.)Born on December 20, 1738, in Nancy, France, Claude Michel Clodion emerged as one of the most distinguished sculptors of the eighteenth century. He was the son of Anne Adam, sister to the sculptor Lambert Sigisbert Adam, through whom he inherited both artistic blood and creative discipline. At the age of eighteen, he moved to Paris to study under his uncle Lambert Sigisbert Adam and later under Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, gaining early recognition for his virtuosity. His talent soon earned him the Prix de Rome, allowing him to refine his craft at the French Academy in Rome, where he immersed himself in the study of antiquity. This Roman period would deeply influence his style, uniting classical t...