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Place de l'Hôtel de Ville
(Hôtel de Ville)

Louis XIII

Fontainebleau 1601 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1643
King of France and Navarre 1610-1643
(Wikipedia)

Nicolas Jacques
1634/1818

Description

High relief of the king Louis on horseback.

Inscription(s)

Lvdovico Ivsto
Pio Victori Clementi
Qvi Gallorvm Amor, Hostivm Terror,
Orbis Delicić
Ćtern. Trophćvm S.P.Q.R.PP.
An. mdc xxxvi

Annotation

The original bronze statue was destroyed at the Revolution (1792) and replaced with a stone copy in 1818.

Sculptor

Nicolas Jacques (c. 1578-1649), French sculptor.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Hôtel de ville de Reims.

Location (N 49°15'28" - E 4°1'54")

Item Code: frca014; Photograph: 11 September 2011
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