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The Marly Horses
The Marly Horses
1739–1745 · Marble · Cour Marly
Commissioned for the royal estate of Marly, where Louis XV wanted rearing horses at the entrance to his watering pond. Each is over 3.5 meters tall. They stood outdoors for nearly two centuries before being brought inside in 1984.