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Jour des Rameaux à Boulogne (Palm Sunday at Boulogne)
Sculptor: Dalou, Aimé-Jules
Terracotta in the round. Standing female figure draped in a large cloak, with the hood thrown back over the shoulders and clasped in front with a chain. She wears a tight-fitting coif and bonnet on her head, the loose ends knotted at the back of the neck. She holds a bible in her right hand, and a bunch of spring flowers, in her left.
Given by Mrs Eumorfopoulos
Height: 59.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1921) by Eumorfopoulos, Mrs
19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
After
1872
CE
-
Before
1902
CE
A fervent socialist, Dalou was forced to flee to London in 1871 following his involvement with the Paris Commune and, ironically, was adopted by the English court and aristocracy. The original of this composition was the first sculpture that Dalou made in England and was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1872. Dalou called it 'Jour des Rameaux à Boulogne' (Palm Sunday at Boulogne).
Portraying a caped Breton girl on Palm Sunday, cradling her prayer book and a spray of Spring flowers in her arms, the composition is significant as the first of a series of working-class figures that Dalou made during his exile in London. It appealed to Victorian tastes and other versions were made, including one that was offered for sale at the Royal Manchester Institution’s Exhibition of the Works of Modern Artists in 1876 for £21. This compostion was the first in Dalou's series of 'peasant' compositions and was bought by George Howard, later 9th Earl of Carlisle (1843-1911).
Accession number: M.1-1921
Primary reference Number: 29845
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1921
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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