Peasant Woman

Modeled by Johann Carl Wilhelm Kratzenberg, Siméon Pierre Devaranne

About 1840

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Round blue jasper medallion with white relief profile portrait of Thrasybulus 440 388BC facing right He was an Athenian general and democratic leader His public career began in 411 BC when he frustrated oligarchic rising in Samos Elected general by the troops he effected the recall of Alcibiades a former general accused of having profaned the hermae of Athens and assisted him in several successful naval campaigns In 404 when exiled by the Thirty he retired to Thebes In the following winter with 70 men he seized Phyle a hill fort on Mt Parnes near Athens His supporters soon grew so with 1000 men he repelled an attack by the oligarchs In autumn 403 following skirmishes with a Spartan expedition under King Pausanias a reconciliation was effected and democracy was restored
Group of a grinning Harlequin and Columbine dancing on a small oval base decorated with green leaves and small colorful flowers between the figures sits a small pug dog Columbine wears a small black hat with gilt trim a black bodice with yellow bows down the front and a small rose at her décolleté over a white ruffled blouse her skirt is white with indianische Blumen her apron is a light yellow her arms are outstretched with black bows at wrists and she playfully pushes Harlequin away Harlequin leans out to his left with left leg raised in a dancing position wearing white trousers and a tunic that is half checkered in shades of black lilac turquoise and yellow with a yellow sleeve decorated with cards the other half is white with a card design the sleeve of similar checkered pattern with ruffs at neck and wrists his turquoise hat is tall and pointed with a bouquet of flowers and a large yellow bow gilt details
Classical figures with horses in cast iron frame
Round blue jasper medallion with thick white relief of Cupid stringing his bow modeller unknown