{"title":"Busts","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"trudon-marie-antoinette-bust","title":"Trudon | Marie Antoinette Bust","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_35xgs\" id=\"5\" data-test=\"product-accordionOption\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis little-known copy of Marie-Antoinette of Austria is attributed to one of the Brachard brothers, either the eldest, Jean-Charles-Nicolas or the youngest, Jean-Nicolas-Alexandre. This object is an idealized portrait of the queen instead of the evocation of a sovereign at the height of her power. The head is slightly turned to the right; the shoulders are covered with a swath of fabric for a natural effect; she is wearing a crown decorated with a fleur-delis and a row of pearls. As one of the most famous and controversial women in French History, Marie-Antoinette was the object of many artistic representations. Many valuable pieces disappeared during the French Revolution. Fortunately, some copies have survived the upheavals of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn collaboration with The Plaster Cast Workshop of the Rmn - Grand Palais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TRUDON","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45524487864558,"sku":"MAR\/826\/TRU","price":259.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/9645\/5918\/files\/CireTrudonMarie-AntoinetteBust-Rose.jpg?v=1778034129"},{"product_id":"trudon-marie-napoleon-bust","title":"Trudon | Napoléon Bust","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_35xgs\" id=\"5\" data-test=\"product-accordionOption\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs soon as the Consulate period started, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) became aware of the importance of having his portrait shown to the French people. Thus, he initiated the edification of his own legend. All the supports were used, from sculptures to snuff boxes and fans. The multiplicity of objects bearing the effigy of the Emperor or representing imperial symbols constituted an extraordinary tool of propaganda for the Napoleonic legend. During the Restoration, however, Bonapartists were forced to hide and prepare their revenge, spreading more and more seditious objects. The Emperor’s death in 1821 made him less dangerous in the eyes of Royalists and copies representing his main actions once again multiplied. The Second Empire (1852) made the imperial legend official with commissions of sculptures installed in public squares and paintings exhibited in museums. Although the Second Empire reestablished the official propaganda, the fall of the regime in 1870 put an end to the celebration of Napoleon for 20 years. 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Opposed to the nobiliary system abolished by the French Revolution, he chose to be called Lafayette from 1789 onwards and went down in history as such.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man of conviction, the military officer fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanding American troops in several battles. At age 19, George Washington in person made him general and later endorsed him as a son. In 1781, Lafayette led the battle of Yorktown which helped win the American War of Independence against the British. Considered a national American hero to this day, he will be nicknamed “the hero of both worlds” and become one of the 8 Honorary Citizens of the United States of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter returning to France, Lafayette becomes involved in renovating the royal power before playing a key role during the French Revolution of 1789 and presenting the first document of The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen to France's National Constituent Assembly: a landmark in History. After Bastille Day, Lafayette was appointed commander-in-chief of France's National Guard; he then plays a decisive role in the July Revolution of 1830. 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