Name: MARIUS-JEAN-ANTONIN MERCIE (FRENCH, 1845–1916)
Brand: Gloria Victis
Price: 7500.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

MARIUS-JEAN-ANTONIN MERCIE (FRENCH, 1845–1916)
Gloria Victis
signed 'A. MERCIE' with foundry inscription 'F. BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur.', the integral base titled 'GLORIA VICTIS', the underside marked '330' and 'H', on red-velvet stepped plinth
bronze, patinated and gilt
36¹⁄₄ in. (92 cm.) high, the bronze
39¹⁄₄ in. (99.5 cm.) high, overall
Conceived in 1874.
This cast circa 1900.

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First shown at the Paris Salon of 1874, Mercié’s dramatic Gloria Victis was completed shortly following the Franco-Prussian war. Initially Mercié planned the group to consist of Fame and a victorious soldier but altered it following France’s defeat to the celebrated group as it is known today. The plaster version was re-exhibited at the Exposition Universelle of 1878 alongside bronze reductions cast by Barbedienne.