Napoleon's Retreat from Russia
Artist
Antonio Vanetti
(Italian, 1881 - 1962)
Model
Napoleon Bonaparte
(French, 1769 - 1821)
Mediumcast bronze with white marble base
Dimensions16 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches (42.5 x 21.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981
Object number21.19.1
ClassificationsSculptures
DescriptionBronze horse and standing male figure on rectanglular white marble base.ProvenancePurchased July 17, 1915, by Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936][1]; W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936][2]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
| 1. Receipt is attached as media record
| 2. See 1921 American Appraisal Company Appraisal of Fursnishings of the Residence of W.H. Stark Orange, TX. Page 14 entry 11.
On View
On viewCollections
c. 1920
c. 1920
Antonia Canova
