Discus thrower, Compagnie des Bronzes, c. 1900

Discus thrower, Compagnie des Bronzes, c. 1900

casting, h c.180cm × w 170kg More details

This figure is a copy of a marble sculpture made by Matthieu Kessels in 1828 for the Duke of Devonshire. The original is at Chatsworth House in England, while the plaster model is preserved in Brussels. That was used in 1900, to cast this bronze for the Rijksmuseum.