Pierre Lenordez (French, active 1855-1877) GLADIATEUR signed, extensively inscribed GLADIATEUR NE EN 1862. PAR MONARQUE ET MISS GLADIATOR. GAGNANT EN
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Pierre Lenordez (French, active 1855-1877) GLADIATEUR signed, extensively inscribed GLADIATEUR NE EN 1862. PAR MONARQUE ET MISS GLADIATOR. GAGNANT EN 1864 DU CLEARWELL A NEWMARKET EN 1865 DES 2000 GUINEES-DU DERBY D'EPSOM, DU GRAND PRIX DE PARIS, APPARTENANT A M. LE COMTE DA LAGRANGE, ENTRAINE PAR M. THOM. JENNINGS: MONTE PAR H.GRIMSHAW, bronze, dark brown patina, 32 by 34cm., 12 1/2 by 13 1/4in. Gladiateur broke the dominance of English breeders when in 1865 the French horse won the English Triple Crown. In Paris he was dubbed ''The Avenger of Waterloo.''