This large solid bronze sculpture, titled “Le Grand Jockey,” depicts a jockey on horse back looking off to his side.
Information on the sculptor:
Isidore Bonheur (1827-1901)
A French artist, Bonheur began studying painting with his father before eventually attending the Ecole des Beaux Arts, abandoning a promising future as a painter by 1848 to pursue sculpting. Isidore was was given the Legion d’ Honneur in 1895, and won gold medals at the Paris Salon and the Exposition Universelle in 1889.
Dimensions:
W: 25″
D: 10″
T: 25″
