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Henri d'Orléans, Duc d'Aumale

Paris 1822 - Zucco, Sicily 1897
fifth son of King Louis-Philippe I of France; Inherited Chantilly in 1830. Military officer, governor-general of Algeria
(Wikipedia)

Jean-Léon Gerome
1899

Chantilly / Henri d'Orléans, Duc d'Aumale

Description

Bronze equestrian statue on a high pedestal with two reliefs.

Chantilly - Henri d'Orléans, Duc d'Aumale

prise de la smalah
16 mai 1843
Battle of the Smala, 16 mai 1843
(Wikipedia).

sovmission d'abd-el-kader
23 decembre 1846
Submission of Emir Abdelkader, 23 December 1846
(Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

a
henri d'orleans
dvc d'avmale
la ville
de
chantilly
1899

ce monvment
erige
par sovscription
a ete inavgure
le 15 october 1899

Signature

(statue) j.l. gerome. 1899.
(reliefs) j.l.g.

Sculptor

Jean-Léon Gerome (Vesoul 1824 - Paris 1904), French sculptor and painter (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres d'art de l'Oise.
Petit Patrimoine, search form.
e-Monumen.net, Monumen.
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 49°11'37" - E 2°28'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frpi086; Photograph: 16 October 2017
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