TWO BRONZE SCULPTURES BY AUGUSTE LOUIS LALOUETTE, "LES DUELLISTES"

Two bronze proofs with golden patina by Auguste Louis Lalouette (1826-1883), depicting "Le Défi" on a marble base. The duelists, dressed in 16th-century fashion, are dressed with great refinement, sword in hand and in defiant stance. Their posture is very elegant, and they are dressed in short, mid-thigh boots revealing their bare legs, an elaborate shirt, cape, feathered hat and earrings.