POSSIBLY AFTER JEAN-FRANCOIS-THEODORE GECHTER (1796-1844), CIRCA 1850

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A French bronze equestrian group of Napoleon Bonaparte
Possibly after Jean-Francois-Theodore Gechter (1796-1844), circa 1850
Modelled scaling the heights of the Alps, on naturalistic base
18¼in. (46.3cm.) high

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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Christopher Payne, Animals in Bronze, Antique Collector's Club, 1986, fig.H135. Payne suggests the attribution to Gechter.

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