LOUIS-ERNEST BARRIAS (FRENCH, 1841-1905) La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science (Nature revealing herself before Science)

La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science (Nature revealing herself before Science)

Nature unsheathes herself from a golden cloak to reveal her chest with a scarab resting on her ribs.

Artist : LOUIS-ERNEST BARRIAS (FRENCH, 1841-1905)
inscribed 'E. Barrias' (to right side of base),
Susse Frères foundry cachet (to reverse) and with inscription 'Susse Fres Edts Paris' (to left side of base)

Medium: bronze, gilt patina
Dimensions: 29 1⁄4 in. (74.5 cm.), 101⁄2 in. (27 cm.), 7 in. (18 cm.)