Horses of Marly
The monumental statuary displayed here was carved for the park of the Château de Marly. Most of the works were commissioned by Louis XIV at the end of his reign. However, the courtyard is dominated by Guillaume Coustou's celebrated Horses of Marly, completed in 1745 under Louis XV.
Coustou sculpted these from a single monolithic block of Carrara marble - stunning. These are the originals (moved to the Louvre in 1984) and there are copies at Place de la Concorde and at Marly.
(joyeux anniversaire, Countess)
Cour Marly, Richelieu Wing
Musée du Louvre
75001, Paris
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