ID#:
PALM 00001
Artist:
Valois, Achille Joseph Etienne
Title:
Louis XVI
Date:
c. 1816—1827
Medium:
Stone
Material:
Carrara marble statue, Limestone base
Information:
This statue of Louis XVI was given to the city of Louisville in 1967 by its sister city Montpellier in France. Louisville is named after Louis XVI in honor of French aid given to the colonies during the Revolutionary War.
The artist Achille Joseph Étienne Valois was born in Paris and studied with the famous French neoclassical painter Jean Jacques Louis David and the sculptor Antoine—Denis Chaudet. Valois, a staunch royalist who was the official sculptor of the Louis XVI's granddaughter, the Duchesse d'Angoulême, initially carved this statue from Carrara marble in the 1820s for the city of Montpellier. When Charles X came to power, images of Louis XVI fell out of favor and the statue was stored in a warehouse for over a century until the decision was made to give it to Louisville. (KG)
The artist Achille Joseph Étienne Valois was born in Paris and studied with the famous French neoclassical painter Jean Jacques Louis David and the sculptor Antoine—Denis Chaudet. Valois, a staunch royalist who was the official sculptor of the Louis XVI's granddaughter, the Duchesse d'Angoulême, initially carved this statue from Carrara marble in the 1820s for the city of Montpellier. When Charles X came to power, images of Louis XVI fell out of favor and the statue was stored in a warehouse for over a century until the decision was made to give it to Louisville. (KG)
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