19th-century French school after a model by Pierre Lepautre - Lot 96

19th-century French school after a model by Pierre Lepautre (1660-1744) Aeneas carrying his father Anchises, followed by Ascagne Brown patina bronze Total height: 47 cm including red marble base Height: 7 cm This model of Aeneas carrying his father, followed by Ascanius is the result of a collaboration between François Girardon and Pierre Lepautre, when they were both boarders at the Académie de France in Rome (documented in a 1696 letter from Villacerf to the director of the institution). That same year, Girardon entrusted the wax model to Lepautre, who made a number of modifications. The marble, now in the Louvre, was completed in 1701, when Lepautre returned to France. Related works Pierre Lepautre, Aeneas carrying his father Anchises, followed by Ascagne after a model by François Girardon, 1697-1716, Carrara marble, H. 264 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. MR 2028