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| Keywords: Antoine-Louis Barye - Charles VII, the Victorious - Walters 27164 - Profile.jpg After French forces led by Joan of Arc lifted the siege of Orléans in 1429 Charles 1403-61 was crowned king of France in Reims Cathedral Although he failed to prevent Joan of Arc from being burnt at the stake Charles VII succeeded in expelling the English occupiers from Normandy after the Battle of Formigny in 1450 and from Guyenne the following year thereby establishing the boundaries of France Charles appears as a youth mounted on a small horse and wearing armor and a laurel wreath symbolizing victory The statuette is mounted on a gilt-bronze socle or base decorated with Gothic interlace designs proposed for original model 1836-40 bronze with a warm red over green patina over socle in gilt bronze on red marble base cm 52 71 34 61 20 accession number 27 164 8652 William T Walters Baltimore June 27 1866 by purchase George A Lucas as agent Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1866 Signature Cast through from model BARYE; Number Painted inside in white W 99 An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Pace Wildenstein Gallery New York; Smith College Museum of Art Northampton 1967 The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye American Art Gallery New York New York 1889-1890 A Baltimorean in Paris George A Lucas 1860-1909 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979 Untamed The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach 2007-2008 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Charles VII of France | ||||
