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II.8.D.5
French factory at Choisy-le-Roi
The departure of the Greek, ca. 1826-30 faience plate, diameter 20.5 cm
inscribed: Le départ du Grec. (loew centre) Hellenic Parliament Art Collection, inv. n. 447
II.8.D.6
French factory at Choisy-le-Roi
A Greek at the grave of his friend, ca. 1826-30 faience plate, diameter 20.5 cm
inscribed: Un Hélléne au tombeau de son ami. (low centre) Hellenic Parliament Art Collection, inv. n. 450
II.8.D.7
French factory at Choisy-le-Roi
A young Greek woman fights a Pasha, ca. 1826-30 faience plate, diameter 20.5 cm
inscribed: Jeune Grecque combattant un Pacha (low centre) Hellenic Parliament Art Collection, inv. n. 451
348 BEHOLDING LIBERTY!
DECORATIVE PLATES, with black and white, or colour images, were another kind of objet d’art both utilitarian and decorative, where philhel- lenic imagery flourished.
The faience and maiolica manufacturers in Choisy- le-Roi [see cat. nos II.1.24-27] and Montereau [see cat. nos II.2.3-4] produced series of plates with
philhellenic images inspired by scenes from the Greek fighters’ daily life.
Farewell of a Greek Warrior and A Greek Over the Grave of His Friend depict scenes on the sidelines of fighting. In contrast, the image of a Greek Woman in Combat with Pasha and The Ambush convey the pulse and intensity of the fighting. Turks Abducting