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Statues de la façade de l 'Hôtel de Ville

Statues on the façade of the Town Hall

Henri-Alfred Jacquemart & Henri-Honoré Plé
1869-82

Compiègne / Statues de la façade de l 'Hôtel de Ville

Description

In the center of the façade is a bronze equestrian portrait of Louis XII in relief (by Jacquemart 1869) in a large niche, and six stone statues on pedestals (by Plé), from left to right:

Saint-Denis, bishop of Paris, 3rd century (Wikipedia).
Saint-Louis, king Louis IX of France, 1226-1270 (Wikipedia).
Charles VII, king of France, 1422-1461 (Wikipedia).
equestrian portrait of Louis XII, king of France, 1498-1515 (statue from 1860), (Wikipedia).
Jeanne d'Arc (c. 1412-1430), national heroine of France (Wikipedia).
cardinal Pierre d'Ailly, (1351 - 9 August 1420), born in Compiègne, French theologian, astrologer, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (Wikipedia).
Charlemagne (742-814), King of the Franks from and Emperor of the Romans (Wikipedia).
and on the left wing
relief of Justice

1. Saint-Denis

2. Saint-Louis

3. Charles VII

4. Jeanne d'Arc

5. Pierre d'Ailly

6. Charlemagne

7. Justice

Inscription(s)

Signed (equestrian portrait): a jacquemart

Sculptors

Henri-Alfred Jacquemart (Paris 1824 - Paris 1896), French sculptor (Wikipedia).
Henri-Honoré Plé, (Paris 1853 - Paris 1922), French sculptor.

Sources & Information

Napoleon.org, Compiègne.
Bernard Mugnier, La statuaire johannique du XVIe au XXe siècle (Vesoul: l'auteur, 2008), p. 353-354.

Location (N 49°25'4" - E 2°49'33")

Item Code: frpi011; Photograph: 24 May 2011 / updated: 1 August 2011
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