French Bronze Figure Titled, Le Devoir by Emile Louis Picault, circa 1880

La Pensee By E. Picault Bears Foundry Mark 19c Bronze The winged youth clad in billowing drape and taking flight with one hand raised, incised E. PICAULT, title plaque LA PENSÉE prenant son envol et portant la lumière, E. Picault.   Émile Louis Picault was a prolific French Orientalist sculptor known for his bronzes depicting allegorical and mythological scenes. Picault often chose warriors and heroes as subjects, as seen in his La Défense Du Foyer (ca. 1890), which extols patriotic virtues in French. Born on August 24, 1833 in Paris, France he studied under the painter Henri Royer...

A very large bronze figure of an Egyptian Scribe by Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915), beautifully modeled and detailed with the finest quality w...

A fine pair of patinated bronze figures of an archer and a scholar by Émile Louis Picault. French, circa 1890. Cast signature to each ba...

Emile-Louis Picault, a large French orientalist patinated bronze figure of Queen Esther, circa 1870. A beautiful quality and rare subject bronze figure...

Émile Louis Picault, (1833-1915). Pegasus and Perseus patinated bronze, French, 19th century. Fabulous original period bronze figural group standin...

A Pair of Patinated Bronze Figures Of The Egyptian High Priest 'Pastophore' and The Egyptian Scribe 'Hierogrammate' By Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915). Each signed 'Picau...