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Guillaume Coustou the Elder  (1677–1746)  wikidata:Q1358924
 
Guillaume Coustou the Elder
Alternative names
Guillaume Ier Coustou
Description French sculptor and painter
Date of birth/death 29 November 1677 Edit this at Wikidata 22 February 1746 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Lyon Paris
Work period 1700s-1746
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artist QS:P170,Q1358924
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English: One of the so-called Marly Horses. Commissioned in 1739 for the park of the castle of Marly, the two sculptures were transferred in 1794 to the entrance to the Champs-Élysées in Paris and replaced by cement copies in 1985.
Français : L'un des deux chevaux de Marly : cheval retenu par un palefrenier. Commandées en 1739 pour la décoration du parc du château de Marly, les deux statues ont été transférées en 1794 à l'entrée des Champs-Élysées, à Paris, puis remplacées par des copies en ciment en 1985.
Date between 1739 and 1745
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1739-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1745-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Carrara marble
medium QS:P186,Q40088
Dimensions height: 340 cm (11.1 ft); depth: 127 cm (50 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,340U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,127U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Sculptures françaises, room Cour: Cour Marly. Richelieu, Entresol.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Sculptures).
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MR 1803
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From the Champs-Élysées, 1985

2004-2006: restored thanks to Pari Mutuel Urbain
References Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 16889
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