Émile André BOISSEAU (1842-1923) The defence of the home. Bronze proof with brown patina. Signed and titled on the terrace. Bears the stamp of the Société des Bronzes de Paris on the reverse. H. Height : 61 cm Wear Note: This group should be compared with the marble sculpture "La défense du foyer", 1887, in the Square d'Ajaccio at Les Invalides in Paris. Bibliography: KJELLEBERG, "Les Bronzes du XIXème siècle", page 103.