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JEAN GAUTHERIN, French

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JEAN GAUTHERIN, French
<B><I>Blandan</B></I></B></I><I><BR></B></I><BR>Jean Gautherin,<B> </B></I>French (1840-1890)<BR>Bronze<BR>32-3/4 inches (83.1 cm)<BR>Inscribed <I>Blandon </B></I>on front of base, and on right side, <I>Jean Gautherin, Hors Concours </B></I>(which translates to "outside the competition")<I><BR></B></I><BR> Sculptor Jean Gautherin has portrayed the French hero of the Algerian conquest, Jean-Pierre Hippolyte Blandan (1819-1842), before he was mortally wounded on April 11, 1842 in an ambush by approximately three hundred Arab riders.<BR><BR>Jean Gautherin was born in the Village of Ouroux. He is best known for his statue of <I>Diderot </B></I>in the Place Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris.<BR><BR>An identical cast of this sculpture appeared in the Van Ham Kunstauktionen sale of November 17, 2006.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)