Caption:
Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié, (artist), French, 1845 - 1916, Gloria Victis, model c. 1874, cast after 1879, bronze, overall: 140 x 84.1 x 67.3 cm (55 1/8 x 33 1/8 x 26 1/2 in.), overall (length of tassle hanging from handle): 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.), overall (overall length of sword): 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.), overall (length of sword blade): 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.), overall (length of sword handle): 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.), overall (length of sword hilt): 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.), overall (widest point of sword hilt): 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)