Attributed to Jules DESBOIS (Parçay-les-Pins, 1851 - Paris, 1935) Leda and the Swan Bronze with brown-green patina Titled and signed 'Léda et le Cygne / J. Pradier' on the back Height : 21 cm Provenance : Collection of Jacques and Michèle Ginepro ; Then by descent ; Private collection, Monaco Exhibitions: Sculpture Passion. Exposition de la collection des sculptures des XIXe et XXe siècles de Monsieur Jacques Ginepro, Monaco, Salle des Arts du Sporting d'Hiver, 24 March - 16 April 1990, cat. no. 268, repr. (as attributed to James Pradier). Bibliography: related: Claude Lepaire, James Pradier et la sculpture française de la génération romantique. Catalogue raisonné, Milan-Lausanne, 2010, p. 441, model referenced under no. 541 (as not attributable to Pradier). The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York holds a bronze version of our statuette, traditionally mistakenly attributed to James Pradier. It adds, however, that this statuette could also be by a gifted, younger artist under Pradier's strong influence. Another suggested attribution is to Jean-Jacques Feuchère, but we feel that it is Jules Desbois who should be credited with the creation of this model. Attributed to Jules DESBOIS (Parçay-les-Pins, 1851 - Paris, 1935) The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has in its collections a version of our bronze statuette, traditionally mistakenly attributed to James Pradier. It adds, however, that this statuette could also be by a gifted, younger artist under Pradier's strong influence. Another suggested attribution is to Jean-Jacques Feuchère, but we feel that it is Jules Desbois who should be credited with the creation of this model.