Antoine Samuel Adam SALOMON (1818-1881). "Antoine Edouard THOUVENEL, Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Second Empire, wearing the insignia of Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor." Marble bust signed and dated below the shoulder "ADAM SALOMON 1868", on pedestal marked "THOUVENEL". Height: 90 cm A.B.E. (To be cleaned). History: Two busts of Thouvenel by Salomon are referenced. One bust was commissioned by the Emperor's Minister of the Household on January 21, 1869, at a cost of 2,400 francs. Another marble bust of Thouvenel, which appeared at the 1875 Salon, belonged to the Compagnie du chemin de fer de l'Est.