A find in Pompeii - Bronze by Hippolyte Alexandre MOULIN (1832-1884)

Young man showing off his find in the excavations of Pompeii, beautiful bronze sculpture with a medal patina on a base of cherry red marble, it is signed on the terrace, and marked with the founder's stamp THIEBAUT Frères in Paris, a lack.
MOULIN Hippolyte Alexandre (1832-1884) He studied at the school of fine arts from 1855 then worked alone and gave courses, he participated in the Salon from 1857 to 1878 with busts of contemporaries, antique scenes and genre scenes, his most famous work is A find in Pompeii which will be exhibited at the Salon in 1864.
Height with the base 49,5 cm