Bossuet statue, Cour Napoleon, Louvre, Paris, France

Statue of Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, 1627-1704, bishop, theologian and writer, by Louis Desprez, at the Colbert Wing, in the Cour Napoleon at the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France. A series of 86 statues of famous men were placed in this courtyard 1853-57 under the architects Louis Visconti and Hector Lefuel. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Statue of Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, 1627-1704, bishop, theologian and writer, by Louis Desprez, at the Colbert Wing, in the Cour Napoleon at the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France. A series of 86 statues of famous men were placed in this courtyard 1853-57 under the architects Louis Visconti and Hector Lefuel. Picture by Manuel Cohen