Monument to Waldeck-Rousseau

This monument honors a key French statesman who played a significant role in the French Republican party and served in a number of capacities for the French government, eventually as Prime Minister from 1899-1902. The sculpture has a central bust of Waldeck-Rousseau framed by a two classical columns and an arch. On the right side of the bust are three figures, two men and one woman. All three figures gaze upwards to the bust, representing the admiration of the French people. Laurent-Honoré Marqueste was a french sculptor who practiced primarily in the Beaux-Arts tradition. He has a number of other sculptures within the Tuileries Garden as well as throughout Paris.这座纪念碑旨在纪念一位法国核心政治家：他曾在法国共和党中发挥举足轻重的作用，先后于法国政府担任多项要职，并最终于1899年至1902年间出任法国总理。该雕塑以两根古典立柱与拱门构成框架，中央设置瓦尔德克-卢梭（Waldeck-Rousseau）的半身像。半身像右侧共有三尊人像，包含两名男子与一名女子，三人皆抬头望向中央半身像，象征法国民众对其的崇敬之情。洛朗-奥诺雷·马克斯特（Laurent-Honoré Marqueste）是一位主要遵循布杂艺术（Beaux-Arts）创作传统的法国雕塑家，其作品不仅见于杜乐丽花园，亦遍布巴黎全城。