Monday, January 23, 2012

Who is the sculptor of the bronze boar and stag with hounds on terrace Huntington Library main gallery?

These two bronze sculptures noted in this inquiry sit on the terrace of the Huntington residence, called the Main Gallery, on the Huntington Library grounds. One depicts a boar attacked by hounds; the other a stag attacked by hounds. The docent told me he thought they were Italian in origin, but did not know more than that. Appreciate any information as to the sculptor, country of origin and dates of creation. Thank you.Who is the sculptor of the bronze boar and stag with hounds on terrace Huntington Library main gallery?
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Stag on terrace South terrace with new paint and awnings.

The Stag Hunt, French, 19th-century, after Jacques Houzeau

(1624鈥?1) in foreground.

Source: The Huntington Art Gallery

http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibr鈥?/a>



The Huntington's terrace view is framed by sensational --

and brutal -- life-size bronze sculptures, cast in 1680-81

for Jacques Houzeau. The French animalier, an artist

specializing in realistic animal portrayals, helped decorate

the gardens at Versailles.



In a now-weathered green patina, these sculptures show

slavering dogs bringing down a ferocious wild boar and a

regal stag. Survival is hard in the turbulent forest, the

theatrical sculptures assert, but powerful, civilized creatures

can triumph over the feral and the savage.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/new鈥?/a>

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