Allegory of the Maréchal de Villars’s Victory at Denain 1806

This bronze sculpture by Louis Simon Boizot, titled *Allegory of the Maréchal de Villars’s Victory at Denain,* depicts a winged figure representing Fame, along with two other figures, one of whom is blowing a trumpet. The work commemorates the victory of the French under Maréchal de Villars at Denain in 1712 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The dynamic composition and the figures' expressions, particularly Fame's outstretched arm, suggest a sense of triumph and exaltation. This piece, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, exemplifies Boizot's ability to capture historical events through allegorical imagery, reflecting the neoclassical style prevalent in the early 19th century.