A LARGE BRONZE EQUESTRIAN MONUMENT OF EMANUELE FILIBERTO

A LARGE BRONZE EQUESTRIAN MONUMENT OF EMANUELE FILIBERTO, DUKE OF SAVOIA (1528-1580)

BY BARON CARLO MAROCHETTI (ITALIAN 1805-1867)

the illustrious nobleman wearing armour and with a drawn sword in his right hand, the base signed 'C Marochetti S. P. T.' and with foundry stamp 'De Braux F. R.' for De Braux D'Anglure

85.5cm high, 87cm long

Catalogue Note

The present lot is a reduction of the original monument by Marochetti of Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Savoia, which can be found in the Piazza San Carlo, Turin and was erected in 1838. Emanuele Filiberto, 10th Duke of Savoia (1528-1580), was a soldier and statesman considered one of the greatest Savoyard monarchs. He won a famous victory in 1557 when he led the Spanish invasion of France at St. Quentin. After the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis in 1559 he was able to regain his duchy and territory from both the French and Spanish, including Turin, which then became the seat of Savoia power.

Baron Carlo Marochetti (1805-1867) was an Italian born French sculptor born in Turin. He was a student of Francois-Joseph Bosio and studied in both Paris and Rome. Some of his most famous works include the marble relief of the Battle of Jemappes on the Arc de Triomphe and his equestrian model of Richard the Lionheart, first exhibited at the entrance of the Crystal Palace in 1851 and now found at the Palace of Westminster. The equestrian monument of Emanuele Filiberto, was a gift to the city of Turin and in recognition of this, Marochetti was made a Baron of the Kingdom of Sardinia by Carlo Alberto, King of Sardinia (1798-1849).