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Bertrand du Guesclin

Château de la Motte-Broons, near Dinan 1320 - Châteauneuf-de-Randon 1380
Breton knight and French military commander during the Hundred Years' War; Constable of France, 1370-1380
(Wikipedia)

Arthur Le Duc
René Fulda (Paris)
1912

Description

Equastrian statue. The statue shows Du Guesclin on a galloping horse.

Inscription(s)

Le Connetable
BETRAND DU GUESCLIN

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Arthur J. Le Duc

Sculpteur

1848-1918

Signed: A.J. Le Duc 1912 rene fulda / fondeur d'art / paris

Sculptor

Arthur Jacques Le Duc (Torigni-sur-Vire 1848 - Antibes 1918), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 49°11'1" - W 0°22'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbn029; Photograph: 25 May 2012
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