A Horseman and Two Soldiers, late 15th - early 16th century

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Medium

bronze//Yellow patina

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 4.93 cm (1 15/16 in.)
gross weight: 40.6 gr (0.09 lb.)

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1957.14.202

Artists / Makers

Pseudo Melioli (artist) Italian, active late 15th century - early 16th century

Image Use

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Marks and Labels

Reverse bears former inventory numbers 49 in black ink (unidentified collection), 416 in black ink (Bardini collection sale, 1902), and 78 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931).

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Dreyfus, Gustave
Duveen Brothers, Inc.
Kress Foundation, Samuel H.

Bibliography

1931: Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931: 60, no. 78, pl. 25, as by Pseudo-Melioli.

1951: Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 144, as by Pseudo-Melioli.

1965: Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: 59, no. 198, fig. 216, as by Pseudo-Melioli.