Quatre captifs

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“Quatre captifs” (Four Captives) by Martin Desjardins, 1682
aka “Quatre nations vaincues” (Four Defeated Nations)
Cour Puget, Musée du Louvre
Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“Taken from the pedestal of the statue in the Place des Victoires, these captives represent the nations defeated by the Treaty of Nijmegen (1679). Each expresses a different reaction to captivity: revolt, hope, resignation, or grief. They were first kept in the Invalides (1804-1939) then allocated to the Louvre in 1960 and placed in the grounds of the Château de Sceaux from 1961 to 1992.” (Four Captives, Musée du Louvre)