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Ad Code: 4
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from Auction House Records.
DAVID APRÈS LE COMBAT (DAVID AFTER THE BATTLE)
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Mercie's sculpture received tremendous public and critical acclaim when
it was exhibited in 1874. In his review of the Salon of that year
the critic, Jules-Antoine Castagnary observed: "While monachrists
quarrel over the debris of our battered fortunes, and our statesman go
through their gymnastics and exhibit indifference to everything save
their personal ambition, there exists a young sculptor who has
undertaken to speak directly to our nation and to console our
people." A f (showing 500 of 1984 characters). |
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