Charles Auguste Fraikin (Belgian, 1817-1893), a patinated bronze group of Venus and Cupid called l'Amour Captif, third quarter 19th century, the maiden portrayed nude for a light drape and balancing on her left leg, the captured amirono seated on her right shoulder, the naturalistically modelled base cast with a tree stump and a quiver of arrows, indistinctly stamped 'FRAIKIN' and 'VITTOZ BRONZIER, PARIS', 57cm high Fraikin trained in Antwerp and specialised in Neoclassical sculpture. He won a gold medal for l'amour captif at the 1845 Brussels Salon, and marble versions of the model were subsequently acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels and the Hermitage, St Petersburg. The popularity of this model led to further consignments including a monumental sculpture of King Leopold.One monumental marble version was sold at Christie's Amsterdam, 21 November 2007, lot 1033. A similar size model was sold at Sotheby's London, 7 October 1998, lot 345.