Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Inscription(s)

hic stat pro ædibvs svis renovatis annas memorantivs magister eqvitvm primus svæ gentis dvx et par franciæ gallicvs cvnctator cognominatvs qvi in mvltis savcivs præliis vitam vtraqve fortvna mire insignem cominvs pvgnans finivit. die xii novemb.a.d. mdlxvii ætatis lxxiv — posita est effigies a.d. mdcccxxxvi

Here stands in front of his restored home the memorable Anne constable the first of his lineage, duke and peer of France nicknamed "Gallicus Cunctator" who, wounded in many battles, ended a life remarkable in good and bad fortune in a fight at melee on 12 November 1667 at the age of 74 years — The statue was erected in 1886

Information Sign

LE CONNÉTABLE ANNE de MONTMORENCY par paul dubois (1886)

Sculptor

• Paul Dubois (Nogent-sur-Seine 1829 - Paris 1905), French sculptor (his statue) (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres d'art de l'Oise.
• Petit Patrimoine, search form.
• e-Monumen.net, Monumen.
• Joconde, Portail des collections des musées de France, Accueil.
• Françoise Marengo, Château de Chantilly, les statues du parc. Bulletin Groupe d'étude des monuments et oeuvres d'art du Beauvaisis 140, 2009 (not available for me).
• 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.

Tags

• Town: Chantilly
• Département: Oise
• Région: Picardie
• Country: France
• Coat of arms
• Dubois, Paul
• Equestrian statue
• Montmorency, Anne de
• Politician/Statesman

Locatie (N 49°11'37" - E 2°29'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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