Nantes, Stone statue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Nantes is a pale grey-beige stone statue of a seated woman wearing a draped garment and a headdress, holding a shield at her right and a scroll-like object at her left. She rests on a rectangular plinth carved with the inscription NANTES, set on a stone base with an arched molding and carved ornamentation along its upper edge. Louis-Denis Caillouette made it in 1836.
Louis-Denis Caillouette created this work in 1836 during a period of major urban transformation in Paris under King Louis-Philippe I. It was placed in its current location in 1838 and has remained there since its installation.
The plinth is carved with the name NANTES, identifying the figure as the personification of the city; she sits with a shield at her right and a scroll-like object at her left. The statue belongs to a series of city personifications placed along the boulevards of the 8th arrondissement under Louis-Philippe I.
The statue sits at a busy intersection in the 8th arrondissement and is easily accessible from nearby metro stations. Visitors can reach it conveniently from either Saint-Augustin or Miromesnil station depending on their route.
The word NANTES is carved into the face of the plinth beneath the seated figure, so the city honoured is named on the stone itself rather than only on a plaque. The pale grey-beige stone is weathered, and the plinth rests on a base with an arched molding and carved ornament along its upper edge.
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