On my recent visit to Madrid, I spied several very similar swords in a painting at the Prado.
It's the DEATH OF VIRIATUS by Jose de Madrazo, p.1807, a monumental-scale painting in the very popular then neoclassical style, influenced by the likes of David, Gros, Roques, etc.
The iconography is typical of the Greco-Roman hero worship pieces, and includes the implements of war, of which these swords are integral.
i thought that colleague Corrado26 may find this interesting. Even the scabbards are well-copied from the props the artists had available to him.
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