Antoine-François Dumont
Bronze-Caster
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The signature of this Parisian bronze caster – “Dumont”: is relatively rare; very little is known about his career. Pierre Verlet mentions several Parisian bronziers with that name who were active as of the second half of the 18th century, particularly a certain Antoine-François Dumont, who became a master as an apprentice on April 11, 1753 (see Les bronzes dorés français du XVIIIe siècle, Editions Picard, Paris, 1999, p. 415).