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'Cain and his family' (plaster); Etex. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of A. Etex's group, showing a seated Cain, with members of his family gathered around him: 'The characteristics of a base, abandoned nature are admirably expressed in the countenance and coarse clumsy limbs of Cain, which are very carefully studied fr...
'Cephalus and Procris' (marble); Ramus. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of J. M. Ramus' sculpture of Cephalus supporting in his arms a dying Procris, set against a dark background: 'This group is, in its leading lines, very happily composed, and shows in the forms much knowledge of nature; but the modelling is not in a su...
Busts in bronze; Cordier. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative at bottom left corner with monogram 'H. O.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of two bronzes, of male and female negro heads, by C. Cordier.
'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.