Jean-Alexandre Joseph FALGUIERE (1831-1900).
Portrait of the Vendée general Henri de La Rochejaquelein.
Important bronze with a slightly green patina.
Signed on the base "A. Falguière".
Circa 1895-1900 (the plaster model was exhibited at the 1895 Salon).
H. 60 x W. 22.5 x D. 22 cm.
History
Henri du Vergier, comte de La Rochejaquelein (1772-1794) was one of the leaders of the Catholic and royal army during the Vendée War, during the French Revolution.
Sculptor and painter, Jean-Alexandre Joseph Falguière (1831-1900) is considered one of the creators of realism in sculpture in the French school of the 19th century.
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