After Guillaume COUSTOU (1677-1746) Horse held by a groom, known as the "cheval de Marly". Proof in patinated bronze. Signed on the terrace. 37 x 31 cm. Worn patina. The Chevaux de Marly are two sculpted groups in Carrara marble commissioned in 1739 by Louis XV and realized by Guillaume Coustou between 1743 and 1745. Installed in the gardens of the Château de Marly in 1745 to adorn the drinking trough, they were transferred to the Place de la Concorde in 1794. They are now housed in the Louvre.