Jules DESBOIS (Parcay-les-Pins, 1851 - Paris, 1935) Leda lying on the swan Terracotta Signed 'J Desbois' on the terrace 18.0 x 25.0 x 20.0 cm Provenance: Jacques and Michèle Ginepro Collection (collection mark affixed several times below) ; 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. n° 160, repr. Bibliography: related: Raymond Huard, Pierre Maillot, Jules Desbois, sculpteur 1851-1935. Une célébration tragique de la vie, Paris, 2000, p. 106, model referenced under no. 34. Jules DESBOIS (Parcay-les-Pins, 1851 - Paris, 1935) 18.0 x 25.0 x 20.0 cm