Philopoemen, Louvre LP1556

The inscription on the statue of Philopoemen at Tegea runs thus:--

The valor and glory of this man are famed throughout Greece, who worked
Many achievements by might and many by his counsels,
Philopoemen, the Arcadian spearman, whom great renown attended,
When he commanded the lances in war.
Witness are two trophies, won from the despots
Of Sparta; the swelling flood of slavery he stayed.
Wherefore did Tegea set up in stone the great-hearted son of Craugis,
Author of blameless freedom.
Pausanias 8.52.6

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Artist/Maker Pierre Jean David, known as David d'Angers (French, 1788– -1856)

Philopoemen blessé (Philopoemen hurt). Marble, 1837, was first placed in the gardens of the Tuileries.

Dimensions H. 229 cm (7 ft. 6 in.), W. 91 cm (2 ft. 11 ¾ in.), D. 98 cm (3 ft. 2 ½ in.)

Credit line Commissioned by Louis-Philippe, 1831

Accession number LP 1556

Department of Sculptures, Richelieu, lower ground floor, cour Puget

Photographer Jastrow (2006)