Pierre JULIEN (1731-1804), Sèvres Jean de la Fontaine, biscuit, Sèvres, from the great men series, circa 1784. Note: Hard porcelain biscuit figure from the Great Men series representing Jean de la Fontaine after Pierre Julien's model of 1784, seated on a stump, holding a feather in his right hand, a booklet in his left hand inscribed with The Fox and the Geese, a book and a fox at his feet, the circular base decorated with animals from the Fables in bas-relief. Marked: SEVRES.