Martin Desjardins created an equestrian statue of Louis XIV that was erected in the Place Bellecour in Lyon in 1713. This one did not survive the revolution.
It was replaced in 1826 by this equestrian statue by Francois Frédéric Lemot, a sculptor from Lyon. Standing at 18 metres high, the largest bronze casting of its time, it was his last and most important work. The statue was cast in Paris and transported on a cart pulled to Lyons by 24 horses in 12 days. The setting of this statue is exemplary.
