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Alabaster sculpture depicting the "Lion of Lucerne", Italy 19th century
Alabaster sculpture depicting the "Lion of Lucerne", Italy 19th century The Lion of Lucerne is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris. Dimensions 4.7x8.3x4.7 in.
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Alabaster sculpture depicting the "Lion of Lucerne", Italy 19th century