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Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
  • Antoine Coysevox (1640 - 1720) , After
  • Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
  • France
  • Date: early 19th century
  • Object Type: Bust
  • Medium: Copper alloy, parcel-gilt, marble
  • Height: 68.6 cm
  • Inv: S164
  • Location: Grand Staircase
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  • Since Antiquity, military heroes have been celebrated for their achievements through the medium of sculpture. In these two busts (S163 and S164), Le Grande Condé and the Vicomte de Turenne, famous French generals of King Louis XIV, are captured in steely and triumphant poses while clad in classically inspired cuirasses and cloaks. Both men were admired for their exploits during the Thirty Years’ War and the Franco-Dutch War and numerous busts were created, most famously by Coysevox. The busts in the Wallace Collection derive from the marble busts of c. 1695 now in the Musée de Condé, Chantilly. These models were believed to be by Jérôme Derbais (1668–1715), but they have been reattributed to Coysevox.