Henri IV
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bob29
N 48° 51.427 E 002° 20.463
31U E 451665 N 5411781
Quick Description: A la mort du roi, la statue équestre d'Henri IV a été érigée (avec des difficultés) sur le terre-plein où repose le pont.
With the death of the king, the equestrian statue of Henri IV was set up (with many difficulties) on the quay level where t
Location: France
Date Posted: 6/27/2007 3:07:23 PM
Waymark Code: WM1R03
Views: 92
Long Description:
C'était la première fois qu'une statue équestre était réalisée.
C'était aussi la première fois qu'une statue s'offrait au public,
indépendante de toute construction. Cette statue longtemps nommée
"le cheval de bronze", devint donc une attraction.
Comme toutes les statues royales, elle fut fondue pendant la
Révolution et remplacée à l'identique plus tard.
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It was the first time that an equestrian statue was carried out. It
was as the first time as a statue was offered to the public,
independent of any construction. This a long time named statue "the
bronze horse", thus became an attraction. Like all the royal
statues, it was molten during the Revolution and replaced with
identical later.
Identity of Rider: The king of France Henri IV
Name of artist: François-Frédéric Lemot
Date of Dedication: 1818
Material: Bronze
Unusual Features: En 1818 Le sculpteur hostile au régime, aurait dissimulé dans son ouvrage une petite statuette de Napoléon - In 1818 the hostile sculptor with the mode, would have dissimulated in his work a small statuette of Napoleon
Position: Two Hooves Raised
Identity of Horse: Not listed
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