Object Description
A very impressive 19th Century patinated bronze statue of ‘Gloria Victis’ with gilded highlights. Raised on a marble plinth.
Signed; A MERCIE
Stamped; F. BARBEDIENNE
Gloria Victis was executed shortly after the Franco-Prussian War and, while Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié initially planned to depict Fame and a triumphant soldier, the victor was replaced with a defeated soldier following France’s surrender.
Batch 83 61236 UNKZZZ