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Standing girl

Statuette
ca. 1872 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The original of this composition was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1872, and entitled Jour des Rameaux à Boulogne (Palm Sunday at Boulogne). This was the first piece Jules Dalou executed after his arrival in England from Paris in 1871, and was bought by George Howard, later Earl of Carlisle. It is significant as the first of Dalou's series of peasant compositions.

Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) was the son of a glove maker and initially trained in drawing at the Petit École in Paris. There he was encouraged to do sculpture. In 1854 he entered the École des Beaux-Arts, where he trained for four years. He was known for his left-wing political sympathies and was involved in the establishment of the Paris Commune in 1871. After his overthrow he was forced into exile in London, where he lived from 1871 until his return to Paris in 1879. In London he frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy and he was given a teaching appointment at the National Art Training School in South Kensington (later the Royal College of Art), where he had a profound effect on the development of British sculpture.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleStanding girl (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Brief description
Statuette, terracotta, Standing Girl, by Aimé-Jules Dalou, Anglo-French (made London), ca. 1872
Physical description
The young woman holds a bible and a bunch of Spring flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 61cm
Object history
Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A., 1952.
The original of this composition was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1872, and entitled Jour des Rameaux à Boulogne (Palm Sunday at Boulogne). This was the first piece Dalou executed after his arrival in England from Paris in 1871, and was bought by George Howard, later Earl of Carlisle.

Historical significance: It is significant as the first of Dalou's series of peasant compositions.
Production
Anglo-French. The original of this composition was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1872 and entitled Jour des Rameaux à Boulogne.
Subjects depicted
Summary
The original of this composition was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1872, and entitled Jour des Rameaux à Boulogne (Palm Sunday at Boulogne). This was the first piece Jules Dalou executed after his arrival in England from Paris in 1871, and was bought by George Howard, later Earl of Carlisle. It is significant as the first of Dalou's series of peasant compositions.

Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) was the son of a glove maker and initially trained in drawing at the Petit École in Paris. There he was encouraged to do sculpture. In 1854 he entered the École des Beaux-Arts, where he trained for four years. He was known for his left-wing political sympathies and was involved in the establishment of the Paris Commune in 1871. After his overthrow he was forced into exile in London, where he lived from 1871 until his return to Paris in 1879. In London he frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy and he was given a teaching appointment at the National Art Training School in South Kensington (later the Royal College of Art), where he had a profound effect on the development of British sculpture.
Bibliographic references
  • Albinson, Cassandra, Dalou in England: Portraits of Womanhood (1871-1879), exhibition leaflet, Leeds: Henry Moore Institute, 2008.
  • Bilbey, Diane, and Trusted, Marjorie, British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: 2002, p. 242, cat. no. 365
  • Radcliffe, A. 'Jules Dalou in England', in: The Connoisseur, April 1964, vol. 155, no. 626, pp. 244-5
Collection
Accession number
A.4-1952

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