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1900 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES & EXPOSITION SHOOTING COMPETITION PARTICIPANT MEDAL

Description: Obverse : gloria victis, signed by french medalist Henri Dubois after the original work of MerciéReverse : "union des sociétés de tir de France / concours international de l'exposition 1900", signed by Charles MareyDiameter : 45 mm or 1,8 inchWeight : 44 grams Metal : bronze Gloria Victis ("glory to the vanquished") is a sculpture by Antonin Mercié. Many casts, with different finishes, exist of the group. That pictured here is seen at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Another example of the statue can be found in Bordeaux, France, where it faces Saint André's Cathedral. One is found, for example, at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark, where the statue overlooks the museum's Winter Garden. Mercié designed this sculpture following France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. He intended to honor those French soldiers who had fallen in the conflict, especially his friend, the artist Henri Regnault (1843–1871). Upon France's defeat, Mercié changed the hero's head from lifted to fallen. Henry Alfred Auguste Dubois is a medalist and sculptor French , born in Rome on August 21 , 1859 and died in December 1943. He is the son of Alphée Dubois (1831-1905), painter, stamp designer and medalist.Pupil of his father, then of Henri Chapu (1833-1891) and Alexandre Falguière (1831-1900) at the École des beaux-arts de Paris , Henri Alfred Auguste Dubois won the second Grand Prix ​​de Rome in engraving by medal and fine stone in 1878.He was a member of the Société des artistes français in 1883. He obtained a third class medal at the Salon in 1888, and a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition in 1900. He was appointed knight of the Legion of Honor in 1903.

Price: 85 USD

Location: Tourcoing

End Time: 2024-12-19T21:21:37.000Z

Shipping Cost: 13 USD

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1900 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES & EXPOSITION SHOOTING COMPETITION PARTICIPANT MEDAL1900 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES & EXPOSITION SHOOTING COMPETITION PARTICIPANT MEDAL1900 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES & EXPOSITION SHOOTING COMPETITION PARTICIPANT MEDAL1900 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES & EXPOSITION SHOOTING COMPETITION PARTICIPANT MEDAL

Item Specifics

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated

Brand: Paris Mint

Composition: Bronze

Type: Medal

Fineness: 0.999

Country/Region of Manufacture: France

Modified Item: No

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