Sculpture "Hunter with hounds (color.)"

Large (72cm; more than 35kg) sculpture of a hunter with dogs. It is manually covered with a green patina, which gives it a special expressiveness.This classic sculpture was created by two popular French sculptors working in partnership: Hippolyte-Francois Moreau (1832-1917), and Prosper Lacourtier (1851-1924). Its name is in the original French Piqueur Au Relais. The work "Hunter with Hounds" depicts a French hunter in the period of Louis XV in the field, accompanied by dogs. Pay attention to the amazing detail of the smallest features of the person's appearance. Masterfully constructed composition, original plastic with sharp contrasting strokes creates a romantic image of a French aristocrat. Hunting, dogs...- the fascination of aristocrats and bourgeois of the 18th and 19th centuries and sculptors of that time receive orders to depict animals and everything related to them. For a long time hunting was a favorite royal entertainment. All the political celebrities of Europe, almost without exception, were dog hunters.