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Hebe and the Eagle of Jupiter
After: François Rude (French, 1784–1855)
French
after 1857
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
78 cm (30 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Curator's Fund, Department of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture and Gift of Randolph J. Fuller
Accession Number1984.527
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze with fine dark brown patina. Hebe holds cup above eagle (Jupiter) in right arm, holds back wing on eagle in left. Drapery falls from left arm over left knee. Eagle stands in back of Hebe enclosing her with wings. Figures stand on modified rockwork base. Signed: Rude; Foundry Mark: Thiebaut Freres/Fumiere at Gavignot.
Provenance1984, Anthony Roth, London; 1984, sold by Anthony Roth to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 1984).