AFTER MATHURIN MOREAU (FRENCH, 1822-1912), A GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURE OF 'LEDA AND THE SWAN' LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Signed to the cast and inscribed hors concours 43.5cm high, the base 20cm diameter Mathurin Moreau came from a distinguished family of artists, studying initially under his father Jean-Baptiste Moreau before he enrolled at the École des Beaux Arts in 1841. As well as carrying out a substantial oeuvre of classical and genre bronzes in his own right- he also produced designs for the Val d'Osne foundry. The Royal Collection holds his 1855 set of four large figures emblematic of the Seasons at Osborne House.