PIERRE JULES MÈNE (1810 - 1879) L'Accolade

signed ‘P.J. MENE’ (on the terrace) bronze, black patina, wooden base 53 x 42 x 21 cm Pierre Jules Mène was a French sculptor, considered to be one of the leading exponents of animal sculpture in the 19th century, whose subjects were particularly popular during the Second Empire. His animal subjects were extremely popular and were published in large numbers.