Bronze Sculpture of Marley Horse Tamer Statue

An energetic bronze sculpture of a rider struggling to control a rearing horse has a brilliant genuine gold dore finish. There is a blanket saddle on the spirited mount as the man strains against the horse.

This famous "Marly Horse" is after the original made for King Louis XV of France in 1745, by famed royal sculptor, Guillaume Coustou. The mammoth original statue was placed for the king at Marly, original was at the entrance to the Champs Elysee in Paris, it has been replaced by a copy and the original is at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Artist Coustou was born in Lyon Nov. 29, 1677 and died Feb. 2, 1746 in Paris. He won the Colbert Prize, a four year scholarship to the French Academy in Rome, but soon left. Working for both King Louis XIV and Louis XV, his sculptures are in the Tuileries gardens, Versailles palace and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Inspired by the renowned Roman marbles of the Horse Tamers at Piazza Quirinale in Rome, the powerful action and strength of this great steeds has captured the imagination ever since.

The glowing finish has little wear, details and natural movement show exceptional artistry by the sculptor. A richly grained marble base is unattached on this antique work of art from the late 1800's.

Dimensions of this bold and heroic art are 23" long, 15" wide and 24" tall.

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Item # P-S2123