Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875). General Bonaparte. Published by Barbedienne from 1877. Equestrian statuette in bronze with brown patina. Signed "BARYE" behind the horse's right hind leg. Bears the founder's stamp "F. BARBEDIENNE Fondeur" on the left edge of the terrace. Inscribed "7788 Gun" in black ink on the inside. Height 36.4 cm and terrace 28.2 x 11.6 cm. Related work: Antoine Louis Barye, Le général Bonaparte, bronze, H. 35.4 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv.OA 5735. Related literature: Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye, le catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model listed under n°F1, pp. 62-63; Florence Rionnet, Les bronzes Barbedienne, l'œuvre d'une dynastie de fondeurs (1834-1954), Paris, Arthena, 2016, model listed under n°Cat 420, p. 271.