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Allegory of War

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Allegory of War

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

probably before 1868

Medium

Cast terracotta with a coat of brown paint; original turned ebonized socle

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Dimensions

Height: 17 in. (43.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Michael Hall, in memory of Victoria Blumka, 1991

Classification

Sculpture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French

Rights

Public Domain

About Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

1824–1887 • France

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