Horses of Marly
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The Horses of Marly are a pair of monumental marble sculptures created by Guillaume Coustou between 1740 and 1745 for Marly park, near Paris. These dramatic and narrative works depict rearing horses restrained by grooms.1
Originally intended for Marly park, the sculptures were later moved to adorn the entrance of the Champs-Élysées in Paris. In 1984, they were relocated to the Louvre Museum for preservation, with copies placed at Marly and the Place de la Concorde. Coustou, a French sculptor known for his royal commissions and dramatic style, was a student of Antoine Coysevox and spent time studying in Rome. He often collaborated with his brother Nicolas Coustou and was appointed director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1735.12
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