Neapolitan Dancer (Danseur Napolitain)
Francisque Joseph Duret, French, 1804 - 1865
about 1838
Bronze
Overall: 25 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (64.77 x 22.225 x 16.51 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through gifts from Jane and W. David Dance, Class of 1940, and Robert Dance, Class of 1977, in honor of Timothy Rub
S.999.69.1
Geography/Culture
Europe, France
Period
19th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Classification
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscription
Signed, on top of base, at front: Duret f; inscribed, on top of base, at rear: Delafontaine
Provenance
Steve Newman; sold to present collection, 1999.
Catalogue Raisonne
P. Kjellberg, Bronzes of the 19th Century, Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1994, p. 305.
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