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Albert-Ernest Carrier-BelleuseRare Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, by A. Carrier-BelleuseC. 1870
C. 1870
$39,500
£30,281.76
€34,650.85
CA$55,822.40
A$60,676.74
CHF 32,481.23
MX$733,441.13
NOK 409,326.86
SEK 377,505.66
DKK 258,786.50
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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (France, 1824-1887)
A rare seated bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin holding his walking stick and hat, with a book in his right jacket pocket inscribed "Science"
The base inscribed with the phrase "Eripuit Coelo fulmen scep trumque tyranis", attributed to French statesman Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, which translates to "He seized lightning from the skies and the scepter from tyrants".
A true collectors piece.
Signed on base "Carrier".
Measures: 15.5" high x 8" wide x 8.5" deep
Excellent condition. No damages noted. Ready to place.
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, a highly prolific 19th-century French sculptor, created this depiction of Benjamin Franklin. He employed a large staff in his workshop, including a young Auguste Rodin, who was his chief assistant in the late 1860s. In 1876, Carrier-Belleuse became artistic director at the Sèvres Porcelain Manufacture. This statuette is a free adaptation, in a new pose, of François Marie Suzanne's sculpted portrait of Franklin from 1793. Suzanne’s statue was frequently reproduced, with variations of costume and poses.
A smaller version of this work is in the collection of the American Philosophical Society.
- Creator:Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 - 1887, French)
- Creation Year:C. 1870
- Dimensions:Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Queens, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU115129821242
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse was a French sculptor. Carrier-Belleuse was born on 12th June 1824 at Anizy-le-Château, Aisne, France. He began his training as a goldsmith's apprentice. He was a student of David d'Angers and briefly studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. His career is distinguished by his versatility and his work outside France, in England between 1850–55 and in Brussels around 1871. His name is perhaps best known because Auguste Rodin worked as his assistant between 1864 and 1870. The two traveled to Brussels in 1871 and by some accounts, Rodin assisted Carrier-Belleuse's architectural sculpture for the Brussels Stock Exchange.
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