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History by Periods, War and Peace, Revolutions.



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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Monument for the urn with the heart of the Connetable Anne de Montmorency (1493-1567); detail: Peace. The urn was placed on top of the column. Statues represent the forces of Peace; Peace and Plenty burn arms. 1571 Marble and bronze, H:122 cm, MR 1683
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Monument for the urn with the heart of the Connetable Anne de Montmorency (149...

Jeanne Becu, comtesse Dubarry (1743-1793), mistress of King Louis XV, (maitresse-en-titre) was ousted from Versailles upon the death of the King. She died on the guillotine on December 8th 1793 Marble, 1773. MR 2651
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Jeanne Becu, comtesse Dubarry (1743-1793), mistress of King Louis XV, (maitress...

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),statesman and ambassador of the USA to France, co-wrote the Declaration of Independence together with President Jefferson; master of the Freemason's lodge to the Nine Sisters in Paris.One of his major publications was an anti-slavery treatise (1789) Terracotta.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),statesman and ambassador of the USA to France, co...

Honore de Mirabeau (1749-1791),French statesman, member of the Convention. Marble,1781-83 R.F.347
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Honore de Mirabeau (1749-1791),French statesman, member of the Convention...

Monument for Wilhelm Tell, Swiss legendary hero. His refusal to bow to Habsburg governor Gessler and the following, famous shot at an apple placed on his son's head, led to an uprising and the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1307.
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Monument for Wilhelm Tell, Swiss legendary hero. His refusal to bow to Ha...

Marie Paul de La Fayette (1754-1834),general,French statesman and politician,friend of George Washington and hero of the American War of Independence. 1828
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Marie Paul de La Fayette (1754-1834),general,French statesman and politician...

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes (1748-1836),Member of the Third Estate in the Estates General, later National Assembly.
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Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes (1748-1836),Member of the Third Estate in the Esta...

Henri Gregoire (17750-1831),bishop and politician, active during the French Revolution, deputy of the clergy in the Estates general and the National Assembly. 1829
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Henri Gregoire (17750-1831),bishop and politician, active during the French...

Relief for the tombstone of Ludwig Boerne (died 1837): France and Germany united by Liberty, 1842
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Relief for the tombstone of Ludwig Boerne (died 1837): France and Germany unite...

Bozzetto for a bust of Napoleon I. Plaster
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Bozzetto for a bust of Napoleon I. Plaster

Archduke Carl (1771-1847), son of Emperor Leopold II. General,fieldmarshal in the campaigns against the French revolutionary army and against Napoleon. Carrara,marble,H:85 cm Inv.2547 PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE MUSEUM.
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Archduke Carl (1771-1847), son of Emperor Leopold II. General,fieldmarshal in...

Mars and Venus, Rome 1808-1810 The group was sculpted by order of Emperor Franz I to celebrate the wedding of his daughter Marie Louise with Emperor Napoleon I. Marble. PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE MUSEUM.
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Mars and Venus, Rome 1808-1810 The group was sculpted b...