A Grand Tour fragmentary serpentine marble figure group of the Abduction of Persephone by Pluto, 19th century, 41cm high Note: There is a work by Francois Girardon (1628-1715) of the same subject matter from which this group may have been influenced as a Grand tour souvenir. The Abduction of Proserpine by Girardon was originally conceived as part of a commission for four marble groups of allegorical subject matter of the four elements in 1674. Commissioned by Jean-Baptiste Colbert on behalf of Louis XIV, most of the details, from the conception and preliminary drawings were left to the King's first painter, Charles Le Brun. Please refer to department for condition report