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Pont Lafayette (2e, 3e, 6e)

Le Rhône et la Saône

The Rhône and the Saône

Pierre Aubert & Nicolas & Guillaume Coustou
1890

Description

On the piers of the Pont Lafayette over the river Rhône are two pairs of sculptures representing the rivers Rhône and Saône, modelled after the sculptures made by the brothers Coustou for the equestrian statue of Louis XIV on Place Bellecour.

West East

Aval
South Lyon - Le Rhône et la Saône
La Saône
Le Rhône

Amont
North
Le Rhône
La Saône

Sculptors

Pierre Aubert (Lyon 1853 - Lyon 1912), French sculptor (Wikipedia).
Nicolas Coustou (Lyon 1658 - Paris 1733) and Guillaume Coustou (Lyon 1677 - Paris 1746), French sculptors, brothers (Wikipedia: Nicolas and Guillaume).

Sources & Information

Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Sculptures.
Histoire lyonnaises, Anne Forest, PATRIMOINE/Les sculptures du pont Lafayette : de l’art de la réplique.

Locatie (N 45°45'48" - E 4°50'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra240; Photograph: 16 August 2018
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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	West	East
Aval South	La Saône	Le Rhône
Amont North	Le Rhône	La Saône