PIERRE-JULES MÈNE (1810–1875) Horseback bullfighter, 1876 model Bronze cast with brown and gold patina Signed and dated 1876 on the pedestal Antique cast iron, PJ. Mène studio, c. 1879 91 x 67 x 28 cm Provenance Me Galateau auction, Limoges, 19 September 1996 Private collection Bibliography Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, ‘Pierre-Jules Mène, 1810–1879: catalogue raisonné’, Paris, 2007, model listed under no. F 17 and reproduced on page 46 (ill. 33) Brown and gilt patinated bronze Signed and dated 1876 on the base Ancient cast, P.J. Mène workshop, circa 1879 35 7/8 x 26 3/8 x 11 in