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Pair of bronzed Marley riders of the late 19th century
A spectacular repetition of the original by Cousteau of the Riders of Marley in patinated metal of the late 19th century. Each on an oval wooden plinth.
Height: 30.5 cm.
The "Horse Tamers" marble sculptural group was created in 1740-1745. Guillaume Coustou the Elder (Guillaume Coustou I, 1677-1746) - a famous French sculptor of the first half of the 18th century, who worked on the decoration of the palaces and parks of Versailles, Marly, Tuileries and Trianon. The sculptures were commissioned by Louis XV in Carrara marble to decorate the terrace of the Château Marly in the suburbs of Paris. Fed up with tense official images, the royal administration ordered the sculptor figures of naked youths holding back the rearing horses
Condition: Very good
Location: Gallery "Antiqon", Brivibas street 52, Riga, Latvia
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Пара бронзированных всадников Марли конца XIX века
Эффектное повторение оригинала Кусто всадников Марли в патинированном металле конца XIX. Каждый на овальном деревянном постаменте.
Высота: 30,5 см.
Мраморная скульптурная группа «Укротители коней» была создана в 1740-1745 гг. Гийомом Кусту старшим (Guillaume Coustou I, 1677-1746) - известным французским скульптором первой половины XVIII в., работавшим над убранством дворцов и парков Версаля, Марли, Тюильри и Трианона. Скульптуры были заказаны Людовиком XV из каррарского мрамора для украшения террасы замка Марли в пригороде Парижа. Пресытившись напряженными официальными изображениями, королевская администрация заказала скульптору фигуры обнаженных юношей, сдерживающих вздыбившихся коней
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