Théodore Gechter (in the manner of), Louis II de la Trémoille (Battle Scene). Probably around 1840. Théodore Gechter1796 Paris - 1844 ibid. Cast iron, black-brown patinated and with fine chasing. Two mounted commanders in armour screw-mounted on an oval base with ornamental borders. Inscribed there on the recto and again on the verso "SIR DE LA TRIMOUILLE 1514". La Trémoille (also La Trémouille) is a French princely family that exercised its greatest power at the end of the Middle Ages and during the Renaissance. The name comes from a place in the Vienne department now spelled La Trimouille. Louis II. de La Trémoille (1460-1525) was a French general and grandson of Georges'' de La Trémoille, the favourite of King Charles VII. Small rust spot on base left. Dimensions: h. 46 cm, w. 41 cm, d. 25 cm. Théodore Gechter 1796 Paris - 1844 ibid Pupil of Francois Joseph Bosio and Antoine-Jean Gros. Stayed in Italy for several years, where he studied the works of Michelangelo and other masters. 1827-1844 participates in exhibitions at the Salon de Paris. State and ecclesiastical commissions. He preferred hunting and historical themes in his works, which he mainly realized in bronze.