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AFTER BERTEL THORVALDSEN, A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF THE LION OF LUCERNE, 19TH CENTURY

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AFTER BERTEL THORVALDSEN, A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF THE LION OF LUCERNE19TH CENTURYOf Black Forest type18cm high, 38cm wide, 20.5cm deep Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) was a Danish sculptor of humble origins who nevertheless was accepted to the Danish Academy when eleven and was given a stipend to travel to Rome to further his education. His works are mainly in the Neo-Classical manner. The Lion of Lucerne monument was designed by Thorvaldsen and executed by stone mason Lukas Ahorn in 1820-21 in an old quarry near Lucerne and is one of the most visited of monuments in Switzerland and commemorates the last stand of Louis XVI's Swiss Guard at the Tuileries Palace against the Paris mob in August 1792. The monument was the idea of Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen, an officer of Swiss Guards, who through good fortune was on furlough in Switzerland when the massacre occurred and started a collection in 1818. Much of what is called 'Black Forest' carving is not restricted to that part of Southern Germany but extends to the Tyrol and the Bernese Oberland.Condition Report: Old worm holes and damage, corners bashed. One corner with crack and repaired fillet, the one behind with screwed repair. Adjacent front corner with large screwed repair. Repaired section to tail.Condition Report Disclaimer

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AFTER BERTEL THORVALDSEN, A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF THE LION OF LUCERNE19TH CENTURYOf Black Forest type18cm high, 38cm wide, 20.5cm deep Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) was a Danish sculptor of humble origins who nevertheless was accepted to the Danish Academy when eleven and was given a stipend to travel to Rome to further his education. His works are mainly in the Neo-Classical manner. The Lion of Lucerne monument was designed by Thorvaldsen and executed by stone mason Lukas Ahorn in 1820-21 in an old quarry near Lucerne and is one of the most visited of monuments in Switzerland and commemorates the last stand of Louis XVI's Swiss Guard at the Tuileries Palace against the Paris mob in August 1792. The monument was the idea of Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen, an officer of Swiss Guards, who through good fortune was on furlough in Switzerland when the massacre occurred and started a collection in 1818. Much of what is called 'Black Forest' carving is not restricted to that part of Southern Germany but extends to the Tyrol and the Bernese Oberland.Condition Report: Old worm holes and damage, corners bashed. One corner with crack and repaired fillet, the one behind with screwed repair. Adjacent front corner with large screwed repair. Repaired section to tail.Condition Report Disclaimer

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