Lot 1078: Jacques-Marie-Hyacinthe Chevalier (French, 1825-1895) "Portrait of Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)", a patinated bronze relief tondo, 1864, signed at the center lower edge "H. Chevalier", presented in a period conforming white-painted frame in the

Jacques-Marie-Hyacinthe Chevalier (French, 1825-1895) "Portrait of Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)", a patinated bronze relief tondo, 1864, signed at the center lower edge "H. Chevalier", presented in a period conforming white-painted frame in the neoclassical taste, dia. 9-1/4". Note: The original commission for this model was the Paris Opera le Peletier, where a large version adorned the foyer until destroyed by fire in 1873.