Horses and Dog, Bronze sculpture in Jardins du Trocadéro, France

Horses and Dog is a bronze sculpture in the Trocadéro Gardens in Paris, depicting horses and a dog in a dynamic composition. The figures stand in a basin and form part of the water features that dot the gardens.

Georges Lucien Guyot created the bronze group in the 1930s for the 1937 World's Fair, when the Trocadéro Gardens were rebuilt on the site of the old Palais du Trocadéro. The sculpture was placed in the garden's water basin, among the animal figures commissioned for the redesigned grounds facing the Seine.

The bronze work reflects artistic styles of the 1930s and shows how animals were represented in French sculpture during this period. It is part of a series of animal figures that fill the garden with different subjects.

The sculpture is located in an easily accessible part of the garden and can be reached by metro. It is best to visit during the day to fully appreciate the details of the bronze figures and the surrounding views.

Guyot modelled the group so the horses' heads and the dog sit just above the waterline of the basin, and from the Trocadéro terrace the Eiffel Tower lines up directly behind them. The sculptor, born in 1885, was known for animal subjects and taught at the École des Beaux-Arts.