Equestrian statue of duc d'Orléans, Bronze equestrian monument in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
The equestrian statue of the Duc d'Orleans depicts a prince mounted on horseback with his sword lowered in a saluting gesture. This bronze monument stands on Place du Duc d'Orleans and is a fine example of French monumental sculpture from the 19th century.
Carlo Marochetti designed the bronze between 1842 and 1844, and the Parisian founder Soyer cast it, commissioned by the Armée d'Afrique to honour the duke, who died in a carriage accident at Neuilly on 13 July 1842. It was erected in 1845 at Place du Gouvernement in Algiers, beside the Mosquée de la Pêcherie. After Algerian independence in 1963 it was dismantled, returned to France and stored at the Château de Vincennes; in 1974 mayor Achille Peretti had it placed on the former rond-point Chauveau, renamed Place du Duc-d'Orléans, and the ensemble was inaugurated on 13 February 1981.
The monument was commissioned by the Armée d'Afrique to honour a prince who had fought in Algeria from 1835. Its two bronze reliefs show the 1832 capture of Antwerp citadel and the 1840 crossing of the Mouzaïa pass. The square was renamed Place du Duc-d'Orléans for the statue's 1981 inauguration.
The statue stands on Place du Duc d'Orleans in Neuilly-sur-Seine and is easily accessible by public transport. It remains on public view throughout the day and requires no planning or special arrangements to visit.
The statue was removed from Algiers only after Algeria's independence in 1963, then stored at the Château de Vincennes for about a decade. Neuilly's mayor Achille Peretti chose the former rond-point Chauveau for it in 1974, and the monument was inaugurated there on 13 February 1981. An identical statue stands at the Château d'Eu in Seine-Maritime, property of the Orléans family.
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