A Copeland Parian figure of Paul and Virigina mid 19th century

A Copeland Parian figure of Paul and Virigina mid 19th century, modelled by C. Cumberworth, both seated on a rocky stump with a nest containing four chicks, a small amount of restoration, 30cm high.

This model, which was first published in 1846, derives from the novel Paul and Virginia by Jacques-Henri Bernadin de Saint-Pierre, which tells the tragic tale of two children who grow up on a paradise island, entirely governed by nature's laws, and are then corrupted by society with tragic consequences.

Provenance: the Raymond Sims Collection.