Montesquieu statue, Cour Napoleon, Louvre, Paris, France

Statue of Montesquieu, 1689-1755, lawyer and writer of the Enlightenment, by Charles-Francois Nanteuil-Leboeuf, at the Turgot 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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© Manuel Cohen

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day exterior outdoors outside square image Paris Parisian France French Europe European Western Europe Western European city town capital capital city tourism travel history heritage Ile de France Ile-de-France statue sculpture stone art fine arts 19th century famous men hommes illustres Cour Napoleon Louvre Musee du Louvre museum tourist attraction courtyard Charles-Louis de Secondat Baron de La BrËde et de Montesquieu Louis Visconti Hector Lefuel Montesquieu 18th century lawyer justice writer author literature Charles-Francois Nanteuil-Leboeuf Turgot Wing book

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Louvre Museum, Paris, France, Paris, France