A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE ENTITLED 'LE SOLDAT DE MARATHON'

CIRCA 1880, CAST BY BARBEDIENNE, AFTER JEAN PIERRE CORTOT (1787-1843)

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A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE ENTITLED 'LE SOLDAT DE MARATHON'
CIRCA 1880, CAST BY BARBEDIENNE, AFTER JEAN PIERRE CORTOT (1787-1843)
Inscribed 'F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR' and with Achille Collas reduction seal
20¼ in. (51.5 cm.) high; 21½ in. (55 cm.) long

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Lot Essay

Jean Pierre Cortot 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.

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