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"He rejoices like a Giant"
- Psalm 18
The standing breech has “*ROUX*/OFFREY” (possibly gunmakers Claude Roux or Jean Claude Roux and M. Offrey of St. Etienne) on the face between the hook slots. Louis Philippe I of France (1773-1850, reigned 1830-1848) was “First Prince of the Blood”
in the House of Orleans and came to power during the July Revolution in 1830 after the downfall
of his cousin Charles X and reigned until he was overthrown in the February 1848 Revolution. King
Louis Philippe I was the last King and penultimate monarch of France. Antoine-Louis Barye designed “Lion with a Snake” in 1832 as a tribute to Louis Philippe’s victory and also in reference to the constellations Leo and Hydra that were visible during the revolution. The king received the first cast. A lion battling a snake is also a symbol of good triumphing over evil.
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