Defending the household by Emile André Boisseau

Impressive bronze group with medal patina, resting on a circular base, representing a Gallic warrior, standing protecting his frightened wife and child with his sword.

Signed on the base BOISSEAU.
Titled on the facade of the cartouche Défense du Foyer – Médaille d’honneur.
Publisher: stamp from the Société des bronzes de Paris.

This model was presented for the first time at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1881 and assigned to the Musée D’Orsay in Paris in 1986.