C19th French Bronze 'Grand Tour' Souvenir Sculpture, After the Antique, of "Spinario ".

C19th French bronze 'Grand Tour' souvenir sculpture, after the antique , of "Spinario ".

Well-cast bronze reduction of the iconic "Spinario " or "The Thorn Puller" . This larger scale example cast after a model by Jean-Antoine Houdon 1741-1828 (inscribed to rear) and inscribed to the base "Musee du Capitole " , where the original is now exhibited.

The Spinario sculpture was originally recorded outside the Lateran Palace , Rome c. 1165. The Roman bronze was a copy of a lost Hellenistic 3rd Century marble statue.

Also known as "Il Fedele" , the sculpture captures the boy subject in intense concentration attempting to remove a thorn from the sole of his foot .

Good larger-scale copy with rich , dark patination. Minor loss of colour to the head from handling.

H 14"

W 10"

D 5"

France c.1870

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