Enfants supportant une vasque, Marble sculpture in Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, France

Enfants supportant une vasque is a marble sculpture in the Jardin du Luxembourg showing two child figures lifting a wide basin above a small water pool. Nearby gravel paths and trimmed hedges frame the piece, making it a clear stopping point for anyone walking through the central garden.

The piece came from Chantilly before entering a state collection in 1802, a period when the garden received new public artworks. Its arrival helped fill the open grounds with sculptures meant for ordinary people to enjoy during their walks.

The child figures draw attention because they sit at the edge of a working water feature, a common gathering spot for families and people resting on nearby benches. People often stop to watch the small stream fall from the basin, and children tend to point at the carved details of the arms and hands.

The work sits in an open part of the garden with firm ground around it, so people with reduced mobility can approach without difficulty. Morning and late afternoon light tends to soften the marble surface, and weekdays are usually quieter than weekends.

Nobody knows who carved the marble, and no signature appears on the base or the drapery. Yet the piece has stayed in place for more than two hundred years, surviving changes of taste and garden renovations without ever leaving public view.