Jules Moigniez (French, 1835-1894) - 19th century cast patinated bronze of 'Little Agnès', a thoroughbred racehorse with tack, jockey's cap, binoculars and blankets beneath, a recumbent greyhound at the tethering-post beside, signed in the cast 'J. Moigniez' in cursive script, dark-brown patina, 35.5cm nose-to-tail, 28.5cm high

See Christies, Sporting Art, 8th December 2005, lot 68 for a comparable example from a private English collection of equestrian bronzes.

Moigniez produced three different models of the celebrated filly Little Agnès. She was bred by the Duke of Hamilton at his French stud in 1869, from Saunterer out of Wild Agnès. She won three major races in 1872, the Prix Lupin at Longchamp, the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) at Chantilly and the Fürstenberg Rennen at Baden-Baden. This most elaborate of the three renderings shows Agnes tethered to a post at Chantilly, which is emblazoned with the arms of the City of Paris and ensigned by a mural crown.