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XVIII. Arc de Triomphe
from Remembering the End of Eternity: 19th Century Architectural Mementos of Ancient Ruined Rome, 2021
XVIII. Arc de Triomphe
11”h.,1870’s Freres LeBlanc, dark patinated bronze, Belgian black marble base
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By the 1870’s, the Parisian trade in architectural souvenirs had come to be dominated by a single firm – Freres LeBlanc, which turned out high quality, cast bronze models of several of the city’s landmarks, including the Colonnes de Juillet and Vendome, Luxor Obelisk, and the present Arc de Triomphe (almost always made, as seen here, as a with lid) . All are finished alike, with a very dark green patina.
Several years ago, we were surprised to learn that the company also produced, in this period, impressive gilt bronze models of Rome’s Trajan’s Column. An example is offered at the beginning of this catalog (I.).
