'GLORIA VICTIS', A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ALLEGORICAL GROUP

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'GLORIA VICTIS', A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ALLEGORICAL GROUP
CAST FROM A MODEL BY MARIUS JEAN ANTONIN MERCIÉ, French, Late 19th Century

Inscribed 'GLORIA VICTIS', 'A. MERCIÉ' and 'F. BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur. Paris' and impressed with the Collas reduction mechanique seal--36¼in. (92cm.) high, on veined green marble base, brown patina

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Mercié's immensely popular model of 'Gloria Victis' garnered acclaim and awards when it was exhibited in the Salon of 1874. Conceived during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870, the work exalts the patriotic sentiment of the times.

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