Undated (circa 1900), France. “ANGELUS.” By Georges Dupre. Bronze plaquette 70mm x 52mm. Obv: A man. Standing in prayer, by an ox-drawn plow, his dog at his side. Rev: A mother and child seated on a monument with sheep in the background. Cat. Gen. col. 3 167E, ANS 86/1. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2019)
George Dupr?, French sculptor and medalist was born at Saint-?tienne in 1869. He was descended from Augustin Dupr?, a medallist at the time of the French Revolution. He studied under Thomas and Roty. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1896. Dupr? suffered from a lifetime of poor health and died in 1909.