Artist
Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)French, 1824–1904
Foundry
Fonderie Siot-Decauville (Paris, founded 1860)Paris, founded 1860
CultureFrench
Titles
- The Expiring Eagle of Waterloo
Datec. 1902
PlaceParis, France
MediumGilt bronze mounted on worked granite
Dimensions27 1/4 × 26 × 17 in. (69.2 × 66 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 2005"
Object number2005.1066
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
220 McNair Gallery
On view
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the proper left side of the globe: "J. L. GEROME"
Foundry mark stamped on the back center of the globe: "SIOT-PARIS"
Stamped (? location): "706 F"
Stamped on the front of the finial: "N"
Stamped on the folded banner/flag extending from the pole: "AUSTERLITZ ...IENA ...DLAND ...MUHL" (Austerlitz Iéna Friedland, Eckmühl, c. 1902)
Stamped (? location): "706 F"
Stamped on the front of the finial: "N"
Stamped on the folded banner/flag extending from the pole: "AUSTERLITZ ...IENA ...DLAND ...MUHL" (Austerlitz Iéna Friedland, Eckmühl, c. 1902)
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
c. 1873–1874, modeled 1867
Bronze
2024.67
c. 1600–1620
Ebonized wood, gilt bronze, semi-precious stones and repousse silver
74.249.4
