PIERRE-JULES MÈNE (1810–1875) Hunting Servant (Louis XV) and his pack, 1869 model Bronze cast with a golden-brown patina Signed on the base Antique cast, P.J. Mène workshop, c. 1870 66 x 76 x 39 cm Provenance Cognac auction, 9 February 2003, Château du Bordelais Private collection Bibliography Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, ‘Pierre-Jules Mène, 1810–1879: catalogue raisonné’, Paris, 2007, model listed under no. F 1 and reproduced on page 26 (ill. 15) Golden brown patinated bronze Signed on the base Ancient cast, P.J. Mène workshop, circa 1870 26 x 29 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.