Antonin MERCIE (1845-1916). "Gloria Victis". Bronze with double brown patina and gilding (arm restored). Signed on the terrace, Barbedienne foundry, Paris, with A. Collas reduction stamp. Collas. Height Height : 95 cm Note: this model was presented at the 1872 Paris Salon, where it was awarded the Medal of Honor. This bronze, 2.20 m high, was installed in 1884 in the main courtyard of the Paris City Hall, where it remained until 1930; it is now housed in the Petit Palais.