Bronze, patinated. Depiction of Eve seated on a rock, her two sons asleep in her lap. Rectangular plinth, the illustration in relief on the front shows the murder of Abel by Cain. Signed "A. Debay 1845" on the right of the stone, "F. Barbedienne, Fondeur" on the back. A sacrificial altar depicted on each side, with meat and crops as offerings. The tree of knowledge and the serpent on the back. Black stone pedestal (the edges slightly knocked), the dedication engraved on the front reads "Au Baron et Baronne Charles de Bruck, leurs amis de Bruxelles 1866". The names of the benefactors engraved on the side of the plinth. Height 62 cm.
Auguste Hyacinthe Debay (1804-65) was a French painter and sculptor in Nantes and Paris.
Condition: II +