269 - Achille VALOIS (1785 - 1862) Two designs for the Place du Du…
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Estimate €700 - €1,000

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Achille VALOIS (1785 - 1862) Two designs for the Place du Duc d'Angoulême in Toulouse: France covering the Lion of Castile and freeing it from the Hydra, front and side. Pen and brown ink over black pencil and white gouache on tracing paper 21.5 x 13 cm. Captioned at the bottom: "France covers the lion of Castile with its aegis and delivers it from the hydra with which it was entwined". Annotated on the left edge: "This is the other one that conforms to the model that was going to be executed in rough marble in Carrara". Slightly oiled, small stains and folds (iron gall ink). The city of Toulouse launched a sculpture competition in 1824 to commemorate the Duc d'Angoulême's victorious campaign in Spain in 1823. The sculpture was to adorn the centre of the Place du Duc d'Angoulême, now the Place Wilson. Achille VALOIS won the competition in 1825 with a project depicting "France striking down the hydra of anarchy embracing the Lion of Castile". The project was delayed and the first stone was laid by the Duchess of Berry on 23 September 1828. The project was finally abandoned after the fall of Charles X in 1830. Attached is a drawing of the same project, as well as two projects with the Duke of Angoulême returning Ferdinand VII to the Spanish throne, and another drawing. Provenance: former Paul MERIGUET collection. Expert : Cabinet de BAYSER - 01.47.03.49.87.

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269 - Achille VALOIS (1785 - 1862) Two designs for the Place du Du… See original version (French)

269 - Achille VALOIS (1785 - 1862) Two designs for the Place du Du…
See original version (French)