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Cheval marchant au pas relevé: M.11-1951

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cheval marchant au pas relevé
Translated as: Horse walking
(Horse walking)

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Degas, Edgar
Founder: Hébrard, Adrien-A.

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Description

Horse walking to the left. Bronze, cast. The horse has its right foreleg and its left rear leg raised

Notes

History note: Halvorsen, Glasgow, 1924; Percy Moore Turner

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Percy Moore Turner, 1950, received 1951.

Place(s) associated

  • Paris ⪼ France

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1951) by Moore Turner, Percy

Dating

20th Century, Early
Circa 1919 CE - 1921 CE

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Base composed of wood (plant material) Diameter 14 cm Height 4 cm Length 26 cm
Figure composed of bronze
Bronze Diameter 8.5 cm Height 23.4 cm Length 23.2 cm

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Bronze, cast and patinated
Patination

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Degas
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Mark

Inscription present: the 11 is above the J

  • Text: 11/J
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Mark

Inscription present: in square frame

  • Text: CIRE/PERDUE/AA HEBRARD
  • Method of creation: In relief

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.11-1951
Primary reference Number: 13612
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_11_1951
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 2 February 2024 Last processed: Friday 2 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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