FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE (Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay 1810–1892 Paris) Bust of Lucius Verus, from 1865. Brown patinated bronze. Signed on the back F. BARBEDIENNE. Fondeur. and foundry mark A. Collas Breveté Réduction Mécanique. H 70 cm. The marble bust of Lucius Verus in the Louvre served as a model. Barbedienne's bronze version is available in various sizes. The bust on offer is life-size and was produced between 1865 and 1911 (see Florence Rionnet: Les Bronzes Barbedienne. Paris 2016, p. 222, Cat. 110).