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The Marly Horses are two 1743–1745 Carrara marble sculpted groups by Guillaume Coustou, showing two rearing horses with their groom. They were commissioned by Louis XV of France for the trough at the entrance to the grounds of his château de Marly. Coustou's last works, they were intended to replace two other sculpted groups, Mercury on Pegasus and Pegasus, Renown of Horses, both by Antoine Coysevox, which had been removed to the Tuileries Gardens in 1719.^[1]

Louis XV chose the modellos in 1743 and the full-size sculptures were completed in only two years, being installed at Marly in 1745. They proved highly successful in reproduction, particularly on a smaller scale, and prefigured Théodore Géricault and other Romantic artists' obsession with equestrian subjects. The Marly horses were later also used as the central motif of the monochrome 819-line RTF/ORTF test card^[2] which was used on TF1 from 1953 until 1983.^[3]

The originals were moved to the place de la Concorde in Paris in 1794 and Louis-Denis Caillouette (1790–1868) restored them in 1840. In 1984 it was concluded that the annual military parades on 14 July were damaging the sculptures and they were replaced by marble copies produced by Michel Bourbon in the studio of a subsidiary of Bouygues. The latter also gained the right to an extra copy, which was placed in Bouygues's social building. The original sculptures were moved to a former courtyard in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre Museum, which was renamed the 'cour Marly' in their honour, whilst Bourbon's two main copies were moved to the originals' first site near the trough at Marly, with work overseen by the architect Serge Macel.

Gallery[edit]

Moulages installés au château de Marly

Sur l'avenue des Champs-Élysées
Installation des Chevaux de Marly aux Champs-Élysées en 1794.
Copie de l'original, après déplacement de celui-ci au Louvre.

References[edit]

^ "Horses restrained by grooms, known as The Marly Horses". Louvre Museum. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
^ "Passing in front of the horses of Marly with Mary". 2 September 2011.
^ "Rétrospective : La mire à la télévision (1953 – 2002)". 5 January 2012.

François Souchal et Françoise de La Moureyre, Les frères Coustou : Nicolas (1658–1733), Guillaume (1677–1746), et l'évolution de la sculpture française du dôme des Invalides aux chevaux de Marly, Paris, De Boccard, 1980, 280 p., p. 225-232., p. 263.
Les Chevaux de Marly, Musée promenade de Marly-le-Roi, Louveciennes, 1985.
Bresc Geneviève et Pingeot Anne, Sculptures des jardins du Louvre, du Carrousel et des Tuileries, Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 1986, II, p. 104-110.

[Louvre-1] "Horses restrained by grooms, known as The Marly Horses". Louvre Museum. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

[2] "Passing in front of the horses of Marly with Mary". 2 September 2011.

[3] "Rétrospective : La mire à la télévision (1953 – 2002)". 5 January 2012.

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+{{more footnotes|date=September 2019}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
+<!-- Note: The following pages were redirects to [[Marly_Horses]] before draftification:
+*[[Chevaux de Marly]]
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-The '''Marly Horses''' are two 1743-1745 [[Carrara marble]] sculpted groups by [[Guillaume Coustou]], showing two rearing horses with their groom. They were commissioned by [[Louis XV of France]] for the the trough at the entrance to the grounds of his [[château de Marly]]. Coustou's last works, they were intended to replace two other sculpted groups, ''Mercury on Pegasus'' and ''Pegasus, Renown of Horses'', both by [[Antoine Coysevox]], which had been removed to the [[Tuileries Gardens]] in 1719.
+The '''Marly Horses''' are two 1743–1745 [[Carrara marble]] sculpted groups by [[Guillaume Coustou]], showing two rearing horses with their groom. They were commissioned by [[Louis XV of France]] for the trough at the entrance to the grounds of his [[château de Marly]]. Coustou's last works, they were intended to replace two other sculpted groups, ''Mercury on Pegasus'' and ''Pegasus, Renown of Horses'', both by [[Antoine Coysevox]], which had been removed to the [[Tuileries Gardens]] in 1719.<ref name=Louvre>{{cite web |title=Horses restrained by grooms, known as The Marly Horses |url=https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/horses-restrained-grooms-known-marly-horses |publisher=Louvre Museum |accessdate=7 September 2019}}</ref>
-Louis XV chose the [[modello]]s in 1743 and the full-size sculptures were completed in only two years, being installed at Marly in 1745. They proved highly successful in reproduction, particularly on a smaller scale, and prefigured [[Théodore Géricault]] and other [[Romanticism|Romantic]] artists' obsession with equestrian subjects. They were later also used as the central motif in the [[Radiodiffusion-télévision française|RTF]] [[test card]]
+Louis XV chose the [[modello]]s in 1743 and the full-size sculptures were completed in only two years, being installed at Marly in 1745. They proved highly successful in reproduction, particularly on a smaller scale, and prefigured [[Théodore Géricault]] and other [[Romanticism|Romantic]] artists' obsession with equestrian subjects. The Marly horses were later also used as the central motif of the monochrome [[Analog high-definition television system|819-line]] [[Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française|RTF]]/[[Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française|ORTF]] [[test card]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parisrunningtour.blogspot.com/2011/09/passing-in-front-of-horses-of-marly.html|title = Passing in front of the horses of Marly with Mary|date = 2 September 2011}}</ref> which was used on [[TF1]] from 1953 until 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vivelapub.fr/retrospective-la-mire-tv/|title = Rétrospective : La mire à la télévision (1953 – 2002)|date = 5 January 2012}}</ref>
-The originals were moved to the [[place de la Concorde]] in Paris in 1794 and [[Louis-Denis Caillouette]] (1790-1868) restored them in 1840. In 1984 it was concluded that the annual military parades on 14th July were damaging the sculptures and they were replaced by marble copies produced by Michel Bourbon in the studio of a subsidiary of Bouygues. The latter also gained the right to an extra copy, which was placed in [[Bouygues Construction]]'s social building. The original sculptures were moved to a former courtyard in the Richelieu wing of the [[Louvre Museum]], which was renamed the 'cour Marly' in their honour, whilst Bourbon's two main copies were moved to the originals' first site near the trough at Marly, with work overseen by the architect Serge Macel.
+The originals were moved to the [[place de la Concorde]] in Paris in 1794 and [[Louis-Denis Caillouette]] (1790–1868) restored them in 1840. In 1984 it was concluded that the annual military parades on 14 July were damaging the sculptures and they were replaced by marble copies produced by Michel Bourbon in the studio of a subsidiary of [[Bouygues]]. The latter also gained the right to an extra copy, which was placed in Bouygues's social building. The original sculptures were moved to a former courtyard in the Richelieu wing of the [[Louvre Museum]], which was renamed the 'cour Marly' in their honour, whilst Bourbon's two main copies were moved to the originals' first site near the trough at Marly, with work overseen by the architect Serge Macel.
+== Gallery ==
-<!---
+<div style="display:inline-block">
-== Description ==
-Les Chevaux de Marly, ou ''Chevaux retenus par des palefreniers''<ref>{{ouvrage|titre=Les frères Coustou|sous-titre=Nicolas (1658-1733), Guillaume (1677-1746), et l'évolution de la sculpture française du dôme des Invalides aux chevaux de Marly|prénom1=François|nom1=Souchal|prénom2=Françoise|nom2=de La Moureyre|lieu=Paris|éditeur=De Boccard|année=1980|pages totales=280|passage=263}}.</ref>, représentent un vrai coup de force technique, dans le travail de blocs monolithes de marbre de Carrare sculptés en seulement deux ans. Le thème choisi s'éloigne de toute référence allégorique ou mythologique, à la différence des deux groupes sculptés par [[Antoine Coysevox]]. Coustou met simplement en scène deux chevaux fougueux aux prises avec leurs palefreniers, nus et musculeux, leurs corps tendus par l'effort. Le sculpteur rend avec vitalisme la lutte des forces sauvages et contraires. Les chevaux sont cabrés, leur crinière est ébouriffée, leurs naseaux et leurs yeux dilatés, et les deux animaux se débattent avec fureur dans un combat impétueux face à leurs maîtres. [[Victor Hugo]] a notamment admiré {{citation|ces marbres hennissants cabrés sur un nuage d'or}}.
-Le sculpteur a beaucoup observé d'après nature, dans le rendu de l'anatomie équine et dans l'expression furieuse des chevaux. Il a également pris pour modèle plusieurs groupes sculptés illustrant des groupes de chevaux, tels les ''Dioscures'' du [[Palais du Quirinal]] à Rome, ainsi que des réalisations françaises : ''Les chevaux d'Apollon'' sculptés par les frères [[Gaspard et Balthazar Marsy]] pour la [[grotte de Téthys]] à [[Versailles]], et, plus récents, le relief des ''Chevaux du Soleil'', chef-d'œuvre du sculpteur [[Robert Le Lorrain]] sculptés en [[1737]] sur la façade des écuries de l'[[Hôtel de Rohan (Paris)|hôtel de Rohan]].
-== Galerie ==
 <gallery caption="Moulages installés au [[château de Marly]]">
 File:Marly-le-Roi Marly Horses 001.JPG
 File:Marly-le-Roi Marly Horses 002.JPG
 </gallery>
 <gallery caption="Sur l'[[avenue des Champs-Élysées]]">
-Fichier:Installation des Chevaux de Marly aux Champs-Élysées 1794.jpg|Installation des Chevaux de Marly aux Champs-Élysées en 1794.
+File:Installation des Chevaux de Marly aux Champs-Élysées 1794.jpg|Installation des Chevaux de Marly aux Champs-Élysées en 1794.
 File:Paris Chevaux de Marly 2.jpg|Copie de l'original, après déplacement de celui-ci au [[Musée du Louvre|Louvre]].
 </gallery>
+</div>
-{{message galerie}}
+==References==
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+{{Reflist}}
+*François Souchal et Françoise de La Moureyre, ''Les frères Coustou : Nicolas (1658–1733), Guillaume (1677–1746), et l'évolution de la sculpture française du dôme des Invalides aux chevaux de Ma''rly, Paris, De Boccard, 1980, 280 p., p.&nbsp;225-232., p.&nbsp;263.
+*Les Chevaux de Marly, ''Musée promenade de Marly-le-Roi,'' Louveciennes, 1985.
+*Bresc Geneviève et Pingeot Anne, ''Sculptures des jardins du Louvre, du Carrousel et des Tuileries'', Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 1986, II, p.&nbsp;104-110.
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-[[Category:Sculptures of the Louvre by French artists]]
+[[Category:Sculptures of horses]]
-[[category:Equestrian sculptures]]
+[[Category:Marble sculptures in France]]
+[[Category:Sculptures in the Louvre by French artists]]
-[[category:Marble sculptures]]
+[[Category:1745 sculptures]]
+[[Category:Animal sculptures in Paris]]
+[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Paris]]

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