Lot 209
209
A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE ENTITLED 'LE SOLDAT DE MARATHON'
A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE ENTITLED 'LE SOLDAT DE MARATHON'

CAST BY BARBEDIENNE, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN PIERRE CORTOT, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE ENTITLED 'LE SOLDAT DE MARATHON'
CAST BY BARBEDIENNE, AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN PIERRE CORTOT, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Inscribed to the base 'Cortot 1834' and 'F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR'
25 ½ in. (65 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) wide; 13 in. (33 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Jean Pierre Cortot (d. 1843) studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris. After winning the Prix de Rome in 1809, he returned to Paris as professor at the Ecole. His original marble of the Soldier of Marathon is in the Louvre. Barbedienne edited the model in four sizes, the present cast being an example of the second largest.

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