Bird Bronze by Lambert Alexandre Léonard (Fr., b. 1831)

Partridge with Worm

Height: 10.5”
Width: 6.5”

A lifelong Parisian, Léonard studied under Jacquot, Rouillard and Barye specializing in Animalier sculpture. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1851-1873. In addition to working in bronze, Leonard created works in plaster, wax and wax with a silver finish.

Leonard is listed in Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze by Mackay and Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs by Bénézit.