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13.75 x 12.63 x 5.5 cm. (5.4 x 5 x 2.2 in.) S. A. Callisen, "The Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV in Dijon and Related Monuments", The Art Bulletin, vol. 23, no. 2 (Jun. 1941), pp. 131-140. F. Souchal, ...
The scaffolding enclosing the imposing equestrian statue of Louis XIV erected on the Place d'Armes in front of the château had just been dismantled after a studious polishing of the bronze.
The mould was also soon lost. It is interesting to note that some 200 years later when a huge equestrian statue of Louis XIV was constructed in Paris in 1699, the moulding and casting process used was ...