Johann HUGGLER (1834-1913) After Bertel THORVALDSEN (1770-18 - Lot 149

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Johann HUGGLER (1834-1913) After Bertel THORVALDSEN (1770-18 - Lot 149
Johann HUGGLER (1834-1913) After Bertel THORVALDSEN (1770-1844) and Lukas AHORN (1789-1856) The lion of Lucerne. Wooden sculpture engraved "HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI" (to the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss), "10 August - 2 and 3 September 1792". On the base are engraved the names of the officers. Height : 32 Width : 60,5 Depth : 21,5 cm Note : This sculpture is a remake of the monument designed by Thorvaldsen and sculpted in sandstone by Ahorn near Lucerne in Switzerland in 1820-1821. The commissioner, Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen, an officer of the Swiss Guards, wished to pay homage to his fellow soldiers killed defending the Tuileries Palace under attack by the revolutionaries on August 10, 1792.
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