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The Falling Gladiator

(American (born in England), 1816–1879)
modeled 1861, cast 1907
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueBronze, brown patina, lost wax cast
DimensionsOverall: 165.1 x 108.3 x 108.6 cm, 136.1 kg (65 x 42 5/8 x 42 3/4 in., 300 lb.)
Mount (Wooden base (reinforced)): 45.1 x 101.6 x 96.5 cm (17 3/4 x 40 x 38 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Caroline Hunt Rimmer, Mrs. Adelaide R. Durham, various subscribers
Accession number08.74
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceRimmer Memorial Committee, New York; Caroline Hunt Rimmer, Belmont, Mass.; Adeline Rimmer Durham, South Milford, Mass.
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