BAROIS FRANÇOIS
Paris, 1656 - Paris, 1726
POMONE
MOULAGE

MARBRE, 1696, PLACÉ AUX TUILERIES EN 1722
EXPOSÉ AU MUSÉE DU LOUVRE

One of the statues in the Tuileries Gardens.
In a statue made by François Barois, Pomona appears, the goddess of abundance and fruit trees in Roman mythology.
Pomona was seduced into marrying Vertumnus after he disguised himself as an old woman - Vertumnus appears in a nearby statue made by the same sculptor Click for sign's details

The statue, which is 2.925 meters high, was initially intended for the Versailles Gardens, was copied in marble in 1696 and placed in the Tuileries Gardens in 1722.
In 1993, it was transferred to the Louvre Museum, and the copy was placed there

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
BAROIS FRANÇOIS
Paris, 1656 - Paris, 1726
POMONA
MOLDING

MARBLE, 1696, PLACED AT THE TUILERIES IN 1722
EXHIBITED AT THE LOUVRE MUSEUM