Marly horses, Marble sculpture pair in Cour Marly, France
The Marly Horses depict two rearing steeds with their grooms, carved from Carrara marble, each measuring 3.40 meters in height and 2.84 meters in width.
Guillaume Coustou created these sculptures between 1743 and 1745 for Louis XV to decorate the entrance of Château de Marly's park, replacing earlier sculptural groups.
The sculptures demonstrate the French artistic excellence of the 18th century through their detailed representation of muscular bodies and dynamic movement compositions.
The original marble sculptures now reside in the Louvre Museum's Cour Marly, while marble composite replicas stand at their former location in Place de la Concorde.
Each horse displays intense facial expressions with visible veins and tense muscles, while their grooms strain to control them in a moment of captured motion.
Location: 1st arrondissement of Paris
Inception: 1743
Creator: Guillaume Coustou the Elder
Height: 3.4 m
Width: 2.84 m
Made from material: Carrara marble
GPS coordinates: 48.86623,2.10164
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:40
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