Pierre-Jules Mène (1810-1879): 'Valet de chasse Louis XV et sa harde', patinated bronze, dated 1869, 20th C.

H 62,5 - L 72 - D 39 cm 

The original sculpture was commissioned by Napoleon III in 1869. The model was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1870 (later in the Musée du Louvre), at the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873 and at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900.