"Equestrian Bronze Statue Of Louis XIV Old Cast Iron Signed Girardon 1628/1715"
BRONZE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF LOUIS XIV VICTORIOUS AFTER FRANÇOIS GIRARDON 1628/1715IMPORTANT OLD CAST BRONZE FINELY CHISELLED WITH BROWN-MORDORÉ PATINA NUANCED FIGURATING THE KING ON HORSE.
THE BRONZE SHOWN IS AN REDUCTION OF THE STATUE MADE BY GIRARDON WHICH WAS OF MONUMENTAL DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHED MORE THAN THIRTY TONNES.;
PLACED ON THE CURRENT PLACE VENDOME, IN 1699
IT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD
DURING THE LIVING OF GIRARDON SEVERAL BRONZE REDUCTIONS WERE MADE.
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