AN AUTUMN TOUR IN SWITZERLAND: A LESSON IN LATIN; The celebrated Lion Monument at Lucerne is from a design by Thorwaldsen, to commemorate the Swiss Guards who fell in the memorable attack on the Tuileries, 10th August, 1972. The figure, which is hewn out of the sandstone rock, is 28 feet long and 18 feet high, and represents a lion of colossal size, wounded to death, with a spear sticking in his side, yet endeavouring with his last gasp to protect from injury a shield bearing the fleur-de-lys of the Bourbons, which he holds in his paws.
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AN AUTUMN TOUR IN SWITZERLAND: A LESSON IN LATIN; The celebrated Lion Monument at Lucerne is from a design by Thorwaldsen, to commemorate the Swiss Guards who fell in the memorable attack on the Tuileries, 10th August, 1972. The figure, which is hewn out of the sandstone rock, is 28 feet long and 18 feet high, and represents a lion of colossal size, wounded to death, with a spear sticking in his side, yet endeavouring with his last gasp to protect from injury a shield bearing the fleur-de-lys of the Bourbons, which he holds in his paws.

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1972

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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LZT13A14_189

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an autumn tour switzerland lesson latin celebrated lion monument lucerne design thorwaldsen commemorate swiss guards fell memorable attack tuileries 10th august 1972 figure which is hewn out sandstone rock 28 feet long 18 high represents colossal size wounded death with spear sticking his side yet endeavouring last gasp protect injury shield bearing fleur-de-lys bourbons he holds paws 1874 engraving

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