ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE
SES ADMIRATEURS DE FRANCE ET D’AMÉRIQUE
1894

In the statue in the garden named after Antoine Louis Barye and made by the sculptor Laurent Marqueste The statue itself includes copies of works made by Barry "La Force", Theseus fights a centaur in a horn, L’ Order, a lion with a snake

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On the base of the monument there is also a relief of Barye’s face, his name and the years he lived
BARYE
1795-1875
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Metal plaques in French and Chinese indicate the fact that the original statue of "Theseus fighting the Centaur Binor" or otherwise called the battle of the Centaur and the Lapith (LE COMBAT DU CENTAURE ET DU LAPITHE) was destroyed in 1942 (by the German occupation government) and recast thanks to the patronage of the Thai Cultural Foundation
Ce nouvel exemplaire du groupe en bronze détruit en 1942
a été fondu grâce au mécénat de la
CHI MEI CULTURE FOUNDATION TAIWAN R.O.C. 2011
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鐵修斯戰勝人馬獸

原作於1942年摧毀,感謝台灣奇美文化基金會 出借藏品與贊助,使作品得以恢復原貌

2011
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[translation]
The battle of the centaur and the laphite
This new example of the bronze statue destroyed in 1942
Melted thanks to your patronage of
Cultural Foundation CHI MEI TAIWAN R.O.C. 2011

In the following pictures, you can see in enlargement the parts of the monument that represent sculptures made by Barry
Replica of Barry’s "La Force" statue Click for a larger image

Replica of Barry’s "L’ Order" statue Click for a larger image

Replica of the statue "Thésée combattant le centaure Biénor" (Theseus fights the centaur Biénor) by Barry Click for a larger image

A copy of the sculpture "Lion au serpent" (Lion with a snake) by Barry Click for a larger image
(in the picture you can see that Barry’s name was also copied, and the year the statue was created 1832)

The garden is indicated on a separate sign on the website Click for sign's details

Translation of the text on the sign:
ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE
HIS ADMIRATORS FROM FRANCE AND AMERICA
1894