Admiral de Tourville (1642–1701)
The restoration monarchy of Louis XVIII commissioned from leading sculptors a series of colossal marble statues of past royalist luminaries to line the Pont de la Concorde in Paris. That of Tourville, a dashing naval hero under Louis XIV, now stands before the town hall of his birthplace, Tourville-sur-Sienne.
Artwork Details
- Title: Admiral de Tourville (1642–1701)
- Artist: Joseph-Charles Marin (French, Paris 1759–1834 Paris)
- Date: 1816
- Culture: French
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 16 1/4 × 8 × 6 1/2 in. (41.3 × 20.3 × 16.5 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Herbert N. Strauss, by exchange, 1987
- Object Number: 1987.153
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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