IVth Republic, the death of Charles Péguy, by Émile Rousseau - Lot 196

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IVth Republic, the death of Charles Péguy, by Émile Rousseau - Lot 196
IVth Republic, the death of Charles Péguy, by Émile Rousseau, cast iron N° 8/400, n.d. (1964) Paris A/CHARLES - PEGUY Bust of Charles Péguy, three-quarters left, wearing his 276th Infantry Regiment uniform; signature ER R/ BLESSED ARE THE RIPE EPIS AND THE WOUNDED HARVESTERS Wheat ears; below 5/ SEPTEMBER/ 1914 Status: SPL - Rare: R Material : Bronze Diameter: 140.0 mm - Weight: 325.60 g - Axis: 12 h Horn of plenty references: MdeP.M.4923 - Rare and splendid large-module bronze casting made by Émile Rousseau in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the Catholic poet Charles Péguy (1873-1914). The right-hand side shows him in his uniform as a lieutenant in the 276th R.I., the reverse side features a line from his poem Ève.
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