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Le Cheval pur-sang ou Le Cheval de bronze

The Thoroughbred Horse or The Bronze Horse

Christophe Fratin
Fonderie de Eck et Durand
1850 (1852)

Metz / Le Cheval pur-sang <i>ou</i> Le Cheval de bronze

Description

Bronze sculpture of an Arabian horse.

Signature

F^rie de ECK et DURAND. 1850

Sculptor

Christophe Fratin (Metz 1801 - Raincy, Seine-et-Oise 1864), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Henri Navel, Le Cheval de l'Esplanade (PDF on-line).
e-Monumen.net, Monumen.
Wikipedia, Esplanade de Metz.

Locatie (N 49°6'59" - E 6°10'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frlo185; Photograph: 27 May 2019
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