MERCIE Antonin (1845-1916) - Lot 185

Lot n° 185
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MERCIE Antonin (1845-1916) - Lot 185
MERCIE Antonin (1845-1916) Gloria Victis Bronze with brown patina Height : 100 cm 100 cm approximately Related work : - Antonin Mercié, Gloria Victis, 1875, bronze, H. 186 x W. 112 x D. 91 cm, Toulouse, Musée des Augustins, inv. 48 101. - Antonin Mercié, Gloria Victis, 1875, bronze, H. 311 x W. 192 x D. 151 cm, Paris, Petit Palais, inv. PPS3351. It was thanks to his "Gloria Victis" ("Glory to the Conquered") that Antonin Mercié won the medal of honour at the 1874 Salon. The original work was commissioned by the City of Paris after the purchase of the plaster at the 1873 Salon. Cast in bronze by Thiébaut Frères, it was placed in Montholon Square in Paris. It is currently in the Petit Palais Museum in Paris. A bronze sketch dating from 1872 is kept at the Musée d'Orsay.
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