Dead Pheasant Mounted on a Board

Pierre-Jules Mênemodel 1846, cast by 1929

Details

Title: Dead Pheasant Mounted on a Board
Creator: Pierre Jules Mene
Date Created: model 1846, cast by 1929
Physical Dimensions: overall: 22.86 × 15.24 × 5.72 cm (9 × 6 × 2 1/4 in.)
Provenance: James Clark McGuire [1867-1930], New York;[1] gift 1929 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art. [1] It is possible McGuire inherited the sculpture from his grandfather, also James Clark McGuire (1812-1888), who was originally a bookbinder, and later a major art collector, in Washington, and one of the original trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. The younger McGuire's uncle, Frederick B. McGuire (1837-1915), was also a collector, and an estate sale of his Barye and Mene bronzes was held at the American Art Association in New York on 26 February 1917.
Rights: CC0
Medium: bronze

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