Gloria Victis

Antonin Merciémodel c. 1874, cast after 1879

Details

Title: Gloria Victis
Creator: Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié
Date Created: model c. 1874, cast after 1879
Physical Dimensions: overall: 140 x 84.1 x 67.3 cm (55 1/8 x 33 1/8 x 26 1/2 in.) overall (length of tassle hanging from handle): 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.) overall (overall length of sword): 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.) overall (length of sword blade): 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.) overall (length of sword handle): 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.) overall (length of sword hilt): 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.) overall (widest point of sword hilt): 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Provenance: Private collection, England;[1] (Shepherd Gallery Associates, New York, in association with Ramon Osuna, of Osuna Gallery, Washington), by 1985; purchased 26 November 1985 by NGA. [1] In NGA curatorial files.
Rights: CC0
Medium: bronze

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