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Lorraine

Grande-Rue 64
(Palais ducal)

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Giorné Viard
1851

Description

Limestone equestrian statue above the porch of the Palais Ducal.

Inscription(s)

Signed: VIARD jiorné 1851

Annotation

The statue replaces an older one, destroyed during the Revolution.

Sculptor

Jean-François dit Jiorné (also Giorné) Viard (1823-1885), sculptor from Lorraine.

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 48°41'48" - E 6°10'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frlo107; Photograph: 14 June 2011
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