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'Death of the stag' (bronze); Debay, J. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of Jean Debay's group of a hunter and his hound about to despatch a stag: 'This group, from the natural manner of the action, forms a very pleasing composition. The hunter and the animals are modelled with great knowledge and a good style is shown in the ex...
Group of eagles (bronze); Fratin. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Sculpture group of two eagles with a goat, set against a light background. The photograph (in this print at least) is unsuccessful in capturing the much of the detail of this piece from Fratin, 'the most celebrated sculptor of animals in France at the present da...
'Dog protecting a child' (plaster); Lechesne. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of A. Leschesne's sculpture of a dog rescuing a child from a snake: 'These works are very remarkable, from the extraordinary truth and spirit in the modelling and expression of the dog's head. The form of the child, on the contrary, is too swollen and coars...
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of Monti's sculpture of a seated naked Eve, with title label reading, 'Eve after the Fall by Raffaelo Monti of Milan,' set against a dark background.
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of I. Fraccaroli of Verona's sculpture of David, in the act of slinging the stone at Goliath, set against a dark background: 'The motive of this figure is very spirited, but a little strained; the features have a noble expression. The youthful charact...
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of Fraccaroli's statue of the wounded Achilles, looking down towards his heel, set against a dark background.
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of G. M. Benzoni's marble sculpture of a young girl removing a thorn from a dog's foot: 'The motive of these works is attractive, and they are carefully executed in marble, but they are by no means of sufficient importance to be considered adequate re...