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PICAULT, ÉMILE LOUIS. 1833-1915.
L'électricité. Bronze sculpture, signed ("E. Picault"), 540 x 185 mm

5 November 2020, 10:00 PST
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PICAULT, ÉMILE LOUIS. 1833-1915.

L'électricité. Bronze sculpture, signed ("E. Picault"), 540 x 185 mm (21 1/4 x 7 inches).
Provenance: The Computer History Collection of Serge Roubé.

Finely cast sculpture that pays homage to the great 18th century figures in the study of electricity. It depcicts a scientist with a Leyden jar in one hand, electrodes in the other. A voltaic pile and another Leyden jar rest on the ground behind him.

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