all Degas bronzes worldwide are cast from surmoulages [fr] (i.e., cast from bronze masters). A surmoulage bronze is a bit smaller, and shows less surface
and shadow made the work look so naturalistic that Rodin was accused of surmoulage – having taken a cast from a living model. Rodin vigorously denied the
Engraving/Illustration The Mountain Man (1903) – Bronze/Marble Figurine Rattle Snake (surmoulage) – Bronze/Marble Figurine Frederic Remington Art Museum in Ogdensburg
other provinces. Lamps could be directly copied by the process known as surmoulage, using an existing lamp as the archetype for producing the mould, rather
continued to create works after his death. After his and his wife's death, surmoulages were created using both original bronzes and replicas. Charles M. Russell