Bronze 'L'amour Au Papillon' After Antoine-denis-chaudet

19th century

Sold by Tim Saltwell Antiques

Description

After Antoine-Denis Chaudet (1763-1810)

A Napoleon III bronze figure L’Amour au Papillon. The finely cast figure of a kneeling Cupid holding the wings of a butterfly, representing Cupid capturing Psyche, standing on a rouge marble plinth.

Cast after the marble L’Amour, which is included in the collection of the Louvre Museum, Paris. At the Salon of 1802, Chaudet presented a plaster model of L’Amour to great acclaim. Unfortunately, the artist died before it was realised in marble. Seven years after his death, his friend Pierre Cartellier (French, 1757-1831) completed the work in marble, which was shown at the Salon of 1817. Louis XVIII acquired L’Amour for the State and exhibited it at Versailles, where it resided until it was transferred to the Louvre.

Height 9 7/8” (25cm)

Width 8 5/8” (22cm)

Depth 5“ (12.5cm)

French

Circa 1870

Physical Dimensions

Height

25cm (9.84")

Width

22cm (8.66")

Depth

12.5cm (4.92")

Declaration

Tim Saltwell Antiques has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA638830

Dealers Internal Reference

4324

Dealers Notes

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Description

After Antoine-Denis Chaudet (1763-1810)

A Napoleon III bronze figure L’Amour au Papillon.

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The finely cast figure of a kneeling Cupid holding the wings of a butterfly, representing Cupid capturing Psyche, standing on a rouge marble plinth.

Tim Saltwell Antiques

fig 1. Bronze 'L'Amour au Papillon' after Antoine-Denis-Chaudet — fig 1. Bronze 'L'amour Au Papillon' After Antoine-denis-chaudet

Cast after the marble L’Amour, which is included in the collection of the Louvre Museum, Paris. At the Salon of 1802, Chaudet presented a plaster model of L’Amour to great acclaim. Unfortunately, the artist died before it was realised in marble. Seven years after his death, his friend Pierre Cartellier (French, 1757-1831) completed the work in marble, which was shown at the Salon of 1817. Louis XVIII acquired L’Amour for the State and exhibited it at Versailles, where it resided until it was transferred to the Louvre.

Height 9 7/8” (25cm)

Width 8 5/8” (22cm)

Depth 5“ (12.5cm)

French