Horse restrained by a Groom, one of 'The Marly Horses' (after Guillaume Coustou I)
Jean-Jacques Feuchère (Paris 1807 - Paris 1852)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1807 - 1852
Materials
Gilt bronze
Measurements
593 x 535 x 230 mm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 137841.2
Summary
Gilt bronze sculpture, Horse restrained by a Groom, one of 'The Marly Horses' (after Guillaume Coustou I) by Jean-Jacques Feuchère (Paris 1807 - Paris 1852). One of a pair of French gilt bronze groups of the chevaux de Marly partly draped attendants holding prancing horses with rockwork supports and bases; the tablets attached to the bases inscribed, 'Feuchère à Paris'. (NT/UPP/M/11a is other in pair).
Marks and inscriptions
Feuchère à Paris (inscribed on tablets attached to base)
Makers and roles
Jean-Jacques Feuchère (Paris 1807 - Paris 1852), sculptor after Guillaume Coustou I (Lyon 1677 - Paris 1746) , sculptor