The Horse Tamers[2] are a pair of larger-than-life sculptures in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which are located at the Stanton Avenue entrance to Highland Park.
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  Location of The Horse Tamers in Pittsburgh | |
| Location | Stanton Avenue entrance to Highland Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Coordinates | 40°28′30.57″N 79°54′38.69″W / 40.4751583°N 79.9107472°W |
| Built/founded | 1900 |
| CPHD designated | [1] |
History and design features
editThese sculptures are copies of the famous Marly Horses (Chevaux de Marly) (marble, 1739-45), which were created by sculptor Guillaume Coustou the Elder, which flank the entrance to the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The Highland Park sculptures were modeled by sculptor Giuseppe Moretti, and installed in 1900.[3]
Each depicts a youth attempting to control a rearing horse. The bronze sculptures are approximately fifteen feet (4.57 m) tall, and stand upon granite bases which are approximately eleven feet (3.35 m) tall.[4]
The sculptures are on the City of Pittsburgh's list of designated historic landmarks.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
- ^ Horse Tamers Archived 2017-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, from Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
- ^ "The Historical Dilettante: Marly Horses and Pittsburgh Horses". 8 July 2012.
- ^ Horses, from SIRIS