Sculptor - Emmanuel Fremiet
Title - Poules et Rat
Sand Cast Bronze
Atelier Emmanuel Fremiet
Circa 1856
3 1/2" height by 5 3/4" length
(9 cm by 14.6 cm)
Fremiet's early work centered on domestic animals and he was a master at portraying dogs, cats, horses, chickens, and others. This rare early bronze shows a barn yard Hen that has caught a rat and now is being chased by another hen trying to take the dead rat away. Surprisingly, chickens will often catch and kill mice and small rats and then even eat them. But it is unusual to find a sculpture depicting such an act. This bronze has sharp detail and a silvered patina, it is stamped 4 indicating it is an early cast.
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