Paul DUBOIS, sculptor (1829-1905) and Ferdinand BARBEDIENNE caster (1810-1892)

"La Charité" (Charity)

Large bronze with ochre patina depicting a woman seated with an open corset, breast feeding a child and holding another on her lap.

Signed : "P DUBOIS" on the back and "F.Barbedienne, Fondeur. Paris" and numerated 81. Circular seal : "Reproduction mécanique Colas breveté" (Colas mechanical manufacture, patent. ) on the embankment.

Late 19th Century

Height : 48 cm (18.9 in.) - Width : 18 cm (7 in.) - Depth : 24.5 cm (9.6 in.)