Jean-François-Théodore Gechter French, 1796-1844

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Description

Jean-François-Théodore Gechter
A pair of French Infantrymen
figure with lowered bayonet: signed illegibly on left hand side of base beginning G and inscribed faintly on front of base: 2 Décembre 1805
bronze, golden brown patina

Catalogue Note

Gechter here portrays two French infantrymen standing over the debris of Russian and Austrian equipment. The date inscribed on the base, 2 Décembre 1805, refers to Napoleon's greatest victory at the battle of Austerlitz. The defeat of the joint Russo-Austrian army resulted in the Treaty of Pressburg which dissolved the Holy Roman Empire.