Statues - Hither & Thither

Site Search:

Chantilly
Oise
Picardie

Domaine de Chantilly €
(Jardin à la française)

Louis II de Bourbon-Condé

Paris 1621 - Fontainebleau 1686
French general, For his military prowess he was renowned as le Grand Condé
(Wikipedia)

Antoine Coysevox
1689

Description

Marble statue of the prince wearing a Roman costume with a breastplate modeled on the body and a broad coat on the shoulders.

Inscription(s)

qvem modo pallebant fvgitibvs flvctibvs amnes
terribilem bello, nvnc docta per otia princeps
pacis amans, lætos dat in hortis lvdere fontes

He who was dreaded by fugitive rivers,
terrible in war, now a prince in love with peace,
among studious leisure, played in the gardens with merry fountains.

Information Sign

LE GRAND CONDÉ
par coysevox (1689)

Artist

Charles Antoine Coysevox (Lyon 1640 - 1720), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Joconde, Portail des collections des musées de France, Accueil.
Françoise Marengo, Château de Chantilly, les statues du parc. Bulletin Groupe d'étude des monuments et oeuvres d'art du Beauvaisis 140, 2009 (not available for me).

Location (N 49°11'42" - E 2°29'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frpi098; Photograph: 16 October 2017
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
If you want to use photos, please contact us via the contact form (in Dutch, English or German).
© Website and photos: René & Peter van der Krogt

Your banner here? Click for information.