[05a] Lion of Lucerne #2, Switzerland [front]

Creator

Architect/Sculptor of Monument

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Student Author

Sam Donath

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Keywords

Lion Monument; Lucerne, Switzerland; French Revolution, Insurrections of 1792, 1792; Swiss Gaurds; Tuileries Palace; Massacre: History - France - Paris; cartes-de-visite, Bertel Thorvaldesen; Lukas Ahorn

Physical Dimensions

6.1 cm wide, 10cm long

Date of Publication

18uu

Name of Monument

Lion of Lucerne

Date of Completion or Dedication of Monument

1821

City of Monument

Lucerne

Location within City

Denkmalstrasse

Country of Monument

Switzerland

Description

A carte-de-viste historical photograph of The Lion Monument, popularly called the Lion of Lucerne. This rock sculpture is dedicated to the Swiss Guards massacred during the French Revolution in 1792. Sculpted by Bertel Thorvaldsen

School of Art/Architecture

Neoclassical