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This is one of 10 casts after a model for a three-metre-high sculptural group intended for the stairwell of the Duke of Gramont’s country house. The figure’s pose is based on a famous antique sculpture, the 'Apollo Belvedere' (in the Vatican's collection), and the composition was also influenced by a sculpture made for the gardens of Louis XIV’s châteaux. Ironically, Dalou was an ardent Republican and socialist and in 1871 he was forced into a period of exile in England, where his work inspired a generation of sculptors.
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Birmingham
Title
A Hunter and His Dog (Meleager)
Date
c.1898
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 63.9 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
64.3
Acquisition method
purchased from Mallet at Bourdon House, 1964
Work type
Sculpture
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The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TS England
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