The joints between the separately cast parts of this bronze chef-modèle are clearly visible. The group was designed to be disassembled and the sections used as patterns for sand molding. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875), chef-modèle of The Three Graces, 1872, H. 81.3 cm (Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, inv. 1955.976).