Object Description
A fine quality 19th Century patinated bronze study of ‘Le Devoir’ (Duty) by Adrien Étienne Gaudez
Batch 75 61139 CZKN
Adrien Étienne Gaudez (2 February 1845 – 23 January 1902) was a French sculptor who worked in the 19th century. He produced several monumental figures that were cast in bronze. Gaudez studied sculpture under the tutelage of Francois Jouffroy at the École des Beaux-Arts and in 1870 was a prisoner of war during the Franco-Prussian War.