Ferdinand Barbedienne Antique French Grand Tour Gilt Bronze Statue on Column Diana the Huntress 1838, circa 1838

A fine & large (34″ tall) antique French gilt-bronze on marble column of Diana, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) after a statue by Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), the bronze circa 1838.
This very elegant neo-classical bronze depicts Diana the Huntress carrying a bow and arrow, she is raised on a black marble column with an ornate Corinthian capital and a corresponding bronze plinth. The top of the column is signed “F. Barbedienne Fondeur” and also “Houdon”.

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