Sculptor - Rosa Bonheur
Title - Mouton Broutant
Sand Cast Bronze
Circa 1842
5 7/8" height by 8 1/2" length
(15 cm by 21.5 cm)
Rosa Bonheur sculpted only 7 bronze subjects that were exhibited in her lifetime. She ceased sculpture in mid 1850's because she did not want to compete against her beloved brother Isidore at the Paris Salons. The Shorn Grazing Ewe is the first sculpture that Rosa Bonheur exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1842. This bronze is an early cast by Peyrol and does not have their foundry stamp. It is constructed in the manner that was used by Hippolyte Peyrol very early in their foundry operation. Another bronze of this subject is on permanent display at the Museum of Bordeaux, France.
Mouton Broutant is illustrated in the following books:
Les Animaliers by Jane Horswell, pg. 177.
The Animaliers by James MacKay, pg. 49.
Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne, pg. 372.
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