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(inventory)Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker	Copy of Leochares (?)
Description	English: Artemis with a hind, better known as "Diana of Versailles". Marble, Roman artwork, Imperial Era (1st-2nd centuries CE). Found in Italy. Français : Statue d'Artémis à la biche, dite Diane de Versailles, peut-être inspirée d'un original grec du IVe siècle av. J.-C. par Léocharès. Marbre, œuvre romaine d'époque impériale. Provenance : Italie. Son nom Diane de Versailles lui vient du fait que Louis XIV fait transférer la statue dans le château de Versailles, lieu qu'elle occupera jusqu'à son retour au Louvre en 1798.
Dimensions	H. 2 m (6 ft. 6 ½ in.)
Credit line	Given by pope Paul IV to Henry II of France
Accession number	Ma 589 (MR 152 )
Location	Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Sully, ground floor, room 17
Photographer/source	Eric Gaba (User:Sting), July 2005.
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