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Chantilly
Oise
Picardie

Domaine de Chantilly €
(Chapelle du château)

Saint Louis

King Louis IX of France

Poissy 1214 - Tunis 1270
king of France 1226-1270
(Wikipedia)

Laurent Marqueste
1879-81

Description

Bronze statue on top of the chapel of the Château de Chantilly. The statue depicts Saint Louis with a thorn crown on a pillow.

Sculptor

Laurent-Honoré Marqueste (Toulouse 1848 - Paris 1920), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Joconde, Portail des collections des musées de France, Accueil.

Locatie (N 49°11'38" - E 2°29'8") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frpi091; Photograph: 16 October 2017
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