Chadsworth appreciating the art in the Trocadero Garden (Jardins du Trocadéro).
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Chadsworth appreciating the art in the Trocadero Garden (Jardins du Trocadéro).
A statue of Napoleon atop the column, celebrating the victory of the Grande Armée at Austerlitz. The stone column is clad in bronze from the capture Austrian and Russian cannons.
Fontaine du Palmier, or Fontaine de la Victoire, celebrates the victories of Napoleon Banoparte’s Egyptian campaign. The siege of Danzig (1807), the Battle of Ulm (1805), the Battle of Marengo (1800), the Battle of the Pyramids (1798), and the Battle of Lodi (1796) are mentioned on the column. A gilded bronze statue of Victory stands on top of the column.
The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, commonly referred to as “Eros”. This statue represents his brother Anteros, the god of selfless love.
The Jester, by James Butler, RA, in Stratford-upon-Avon. The statue is a representation of Touchstone, the Jester from Shakespeare’s play As you like it.