The Lion of Lucerne

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“It represents a dying lion, which, pierced by a lance, still guards with its paw the Bourbon lilies. The figure is hewn out of the natural sandstone. The monument commemorates the officers and men of the Swiss Guard who were slain in 1792, while defending the Tuileries against the Parisian mob."—Webster, 1920

Keywords

France, French Revolution, Lion, louvre, Tuileries, lion of lucerne

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France Miscellaneous

Source

Webster, Hutton Modern European History (Boston, MA: D.C. Heath & CO., 1920)

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