A French bronze figure entitled 'Le Soldat de Marathon'

CAST BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE FROM THE MODEL BY JEAN PIERRE CORTOT, CIRCA 1880

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A French bronze figure entitled 'Le Soldat de Marathon'
Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne from the model by Jean Pierre Cortot, Circa 1880
The naturalistic base inscribed to the front SOLDAT SPARTIATE, and to the reverse F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR, with circular Réduction Mechanique/A. Collas stamp
37¾in. (95.9cm.) high; 40in. (101.7cm.) wide; 18in. (45.8cm.) deep

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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 largest.

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