Giuseppe Grandi (1843 Valganna - 1894 ibid.) Statuette of Cesare Beccaria (1738 - 1794) Bronze, dark brown patina. Entitled "BECCARIA" on the plinth. One of Grandi's most famous works is the monument to Cesare Beccaria, which he created in 1870 for Piazza Beccaria in front of the old Palace of Justice in Milan, inaugurated in 1871, the marble version was replaced by a bronze statue in 1913 (the marble statue is now in the Palace of Justice). At the same time, numerous small statuettes with a different plinth to the marble version were cast in bronze from around 1870. H. 48 cm Dark brown patinated bronze. Titled "BECCARIA".