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Sign: Paris - Tuileries Gardens - "Alexander fighting" outdoor sculpture by Charles-François Lebœuf


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Louvre - Tuileries, Paris, France
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On the sign:
LEBŒUF CHARLES, DIT NANTEUIL

Paris, 1792 - Paris, 1865
ALEXANDRE COMBATTANT

MARBRE, 1831-1836

PLACÉ AU JARDIN DES TUILERIES EN 1836

L.P. 1202
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Comments:
One of the statues in the Tuileries Gardens.
The statue, which is 1.95 meters high, was made by Charles-François Lebœuf between the years 1831-1836 and immediately afterwards was placed in the Tuileries Gardens.

The statue is dedicated to Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) (323 BC - 356 BC). A Macedonian king who conquered Greece, Persia and other regions.

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
LEBŒUF CHARLES, DIT NANTEUIL

Paris, 1792 - Paris, 1865
ALEXANDRE FIGHTER

MARBLE, 1831-1836

PLACED IN THE JARDIN DES TUILERIES IN 1836

LP 1202




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