Description: Ca. 1900, France, A patinated bronze sculpture with the title ‘Le Devoir’ (duty), also known as ‘Cincinnatus’ by Adrien Etienne Gaudez (1845-1902). The figure represents Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, a Roman consul, who lived in ca. 460 B.C. Signed on the base in a small cartouche with the inscription: ‘Le Devoir par A. Gaudez Hors Concours’. The original bronze, which was created in 1870, is preserved at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dole, France. H. 45,5 cm,