La Capresse des Colonies. Artist: Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (French, 1827-1905). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: Overall on socle (confirmed): H. 37 3/4 x W. 23 1/4 x D. 12 1/4 in., 208.4lb. (95.9 x 59.1 x 31.1 cm, 94.5296kg) Weight breakdown: head 35.4 lbs, marble bust 173 lbs, marble socle 98.7 lbs; Pedestal (confirmed): H. 41 3/8 x W. 18 1/4 x D. 18 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (105.1 x 46.4 x 46.4 x 29.8 cm). Maker: Pedestal attributed to designs by Charles-François Rossigneux (French, 1818-afer 1909). Date: 1861.In his unpublished memoirs Charles Cordier cites the law of April 27, 1848 that abolished slavery in France and its colonies, writing: "My art incorporated the reality of a whole new subject, the revolt against slavery and the birth of anthropology." In pioneering ethnography as a subject for sculpture in the nineteenth century, Cordier aimed to illustrate what he described as "the idea of the universality of beauty." His busts often paired couples of the opposite sex but of