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A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE ENTITLED 'LE SOLDAT DE MARATHON'
Lot 282

A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE ENTITLED 'LE SOLDAT DE MARATHON'

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

Closed26 March 2013

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GBP 2,250

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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

Specialist note

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.