Patinated bronze sculpture titled, “Le Devoir” (Duty) or “Cincinnatus,” by Adrien Etienne Gaudez (1845-1902). It portrays Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, a Roman consul who lived around 460 BC and who ascended to power twice, in 458 and 439 BC. Signed on the base: "A. GAUDEZ". Numbered: 7135. Original cartouche with the inscription: "DEVOIR par A. Gaudez Hors Concours".Admitted to the Ecole de Beaux-Arts in 1862, Adrien Etienne Gaudez (1845-1902) made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1864. In 1870, as a prisoner of war in Magdebourg, Germany, he sculpted a monument to French soldiers who died in captivity. His Salon bronzes are few: “Moissonneur” (Harvester) (1880), Pro Patria (1884), “Les Premiers Imprimeurs” (The First Printers) (1888), “Watteau” (1890), “Le Génie de l’électricité” (The Genius of Electricity) (1897). However, a great number of his works were reproduced in bronze toward the end of the 19th century, including “Le Devoir,” which is one of his best-known works. The original bronze, created in 1870, is currently conserved at the Musée des beaux-arts in Dole, France.Bibliography: Kjellberg, Pierre. Les bronzes du XIXe siècle. Dictionnaire des sculpteurs. Éditions de l’Amateur, 2000, pp. 346-347,circa: 1880.
"Le Devoir" by Adrien Etienne Gaudez, Bronze Sculpture, 19th Century. Dimension : W 9.5 in - D 9in - H 24 in Weight 29.2 lb Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.