Mephistopheles Polychrome Sculpture after Jacques-Louis Gautier

A large French polychrome plaster figure of Mephistopheles after a bronze by French sculptor Jacques-Louis Gautier from the mid 19th Century.  This particular figure dates from the early 20th Century - circa 1930.  Gautier studied under Francois Rude, until making his Salon debut in 1850. Mephistopheles was first sculpted in 1853 with edits by the Duplan and Salles foundry, and was showcased at the 1855 Exposition Universelle, where a cast was purchased by Napoleon III for his office.

One of Gautier's most recognisable sculptures, Mephistopheles first became known in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, which was written in the late 18th/early 19th Centuries over a span of approximately 60 years, with part 1 published in 1808 and part 2 published posthumously in 1832.

The figure is in very good condition with no cracks or breaks, and the original polychrome finish has faded beautifully over the past 100 years.

Measures: 60cm tall x 11cm wide x 11cm deep

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