Painting Monument Lion Of Lucerne Switzerland Period First Part Of The 19th Century

Oil on canvas painting depicting a Lion sculpture in the rock located in Lucerne, Switzerland. Work sculpted between 1820 and 1821 by Lukas Ahorn, it commemorates the officers and hundreds of soldiers of the Swiss Guards regiment who died in 1792 in the service of the King of France Louis XVI when the revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris. In the foreground, figures and soldiers in front of a wooden barrier and a body of water observe the lion surrounded by vegetation. This painting is presented on its original canvas in a molded frame in gilded wood. This painting does not have a signature. Rare representation of this place. Painting from the first part of the 19th century. Dimensions with frame: Length: 61.5 cm - Height: 49.2 cm Dimensions on view: Length: 50.6 cm - Height: 39 cm You will find more photos on our website: www.remparts-antiquites.com