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Cheval faisant une descente de main
Translated as: Horse with head lowered
(Horse with head lowered)
Sculptor:
Degas, Edgar
Founder:
Hébrard, Adrien-A.
Bronze. Standing horse, lowering its head towards its right front foot; left front leg and right rear leg raised from the ground
History note: Reid & Lefevre, London, 1950; Andrew S.F. Gow, Trinity College, by whom bequeathed through the National Art Collections Fund
From the collection of Andrew Gow, presented by the National Art Collections Fund
Diameter: 7.3 cm
Height: 18.1 cm
Length: 28 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1978) by Gow, A. S. F.
20th Century, Early
Circa
1919
CE
-
1921
CE
After Edgar Degas (Rewald No. XII). The original model executed most probably 1865-1881, or 1881-90. Cast 1919-21 by A.A. Hébrard.
Casting (process) : Bronze, cast
Inscription present: relief in a square frame
Accession number: M.5-1978
Primary reference Number: 13702
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_5_1978
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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