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In the form of a winged and youthful figure of a girl reading a book with text by Virgil, and wearing a star adorned cap and diaphanous tunic, seated on a red marble column with ormolu capital and base Signed 'A. CHARRON', numbered 5732, foundry mark 'BRONZE GARANTI AU TITRE C&L DEPOSEE' Plaque to base reading 'GENIE DES SCIENCES, PAR A. CHARRON, Salon des Beaux-Arts' The text inside the book reading 'Le travail peut avoir pour objet des choses infimes, mais la gloire qui en est le fruit n'est pas petite' , directly translating to 'The work can have tiny things as a focus, but the glory of which it results is not small'.
19th Century
Marble, Ormolu (Gilt Bronze), Patinated Bronze
41 cm / 16.1 inches
19 cm / 7.5 inches
11 cm / 4.3 inches
Reference:
008857