Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) Notre-Dame du Saint-Cordon Bronze with brown patina Signed and dated "Jbt Carpeaux 1872" Bears the founder's mark "C Valsuani", the stamp with the imperial eagle and the number "1/15" H: 34,5 cm Related literature: Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, sculpteur. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre édité, Paris, Les Expressions contemporaines, 2003, model listed under no. ES 12, p.164 In 1008, when the plague was ravaging Valenciennes and its suburbs, the inhabitants prayed to the Virgin to come to their aid. She encircled the town with a scarlet cord and healed its faithful in exchange for the promise of an annual procession following the line of the cord. Sketched in 1864, this model was later published by the Valsuani company. This print is numbered and justified from one to fifteen, our print is numbered "1".