Lot 303 , Francois Rude (1784-1855). A bronzed plaster head of Le Genie de la Patrie dit aussi La Marseillaise, height 18in.
Francois Rude (1784-1855). A bronzed plaster head of 'Le Genie de la Patrie dit aussi La Marseillaise', signed, a cast from the original model of the original relief erected in 1836, height 18in.
Estimate £400-600
Provenance: Jeremy Cooper Ltd, London, 1st December 1978 for £460.
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Sold for £360