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Vercingétorix

Vercingetorix

c. 82 BC - 46 BC
chieftain of the Arverni tribe, united the Gauls in an ultimately unsuccessful revolt against Julius Caesar
(Wikipedia)

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
J.A. Boeuf & Bouard Fondeurs (Paris)
1903

Description

Bronze equestrian statue of Vercingetorix, with his sword raised and with a died roman soldier under his horse; placed on a pedestal shaped as a roman temple with six columns. On the central columns hangs Vercingetorix' shield

Inscription(s)

A VERCINGETORIX

«j'ai pris les armes
povr la liberte
de tovs»

AV HEROS DE GERGOVIE

eleve par sovscription pvbliqve
inavgvre le 11 octobre 1903
m^r renon etant maire

Signed: a. bartholdi
j.a. boeuf & bourard Fondeurs à Paris

Sculptor

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (Colmar 1834 - 1904), French sculptor who is remembered mainly for designing the Statue of Liberty (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 45°46'37" - E 3°4'54") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frau015; Photograph: 8 September 2011
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