Presentation at the Salon 1895 (≈ 1895)
Original Plaster exhibited at the Salon.
22 mars 1898
Public sale to Drouot
Public sale to Drouot 22 mars 1898 (≈ 1898)
Statue bought by Jargeau.
4e quart du XIXe siècle
Construction period
Construction period 4e quart du XIXe siècle (≈ 1987)
Statue and base construction.
2025
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 2025 (≈ 2025)
Protection by order.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The monument to Jeanne d'Arc wounded at the battle of jargeau, with its base and its walk, located on the Place du Martroy, in full, within the limits indicated in red on the plan annexed to the decree. It is located in the public domain not cadastral of the commune: inscription pa r decree of 17 April 2025
Key figures
Alfred Lanson - Sculptor
Author of the statue.
Barbedienne - Founder
Workshop having sunk bronze.
Jeanne d’Arc - Historical figure
Subject of the monument.
Origin and history
The Monument to Joan of Arc wounded at the Battle of Jargeau is a statue on foot erected on a stone base in the shape of a truncated pyramid. The warrior is represented there with her sword in the belt, her helmet lying down near a projectile, evoking her head injury during the assault of the rampart in 1429. The work captures the moment when Jeanne, holding her head with one hand and wielding her banner of the other, crossed the breach to liberate the city. This key moment of the battle was carved by Alfred Lanson, an Orléan artist whose original plaster was exhibited at the Salon de 1895.
The bronze statue, melted by the Barbedian workshop, was acquired by the municipality of Jargeau after its public sale at the Hôtel Drouot (Paris) on 22 March 1898. The base, for its part, was ordered from a marbrier of Calvados. The monument, located in Place du Martroy, has been classified entirely (status, base and walk) since a protection order dated 2025. It belongs to the communal public domain and commemorates a landmark episode of the Hundred Years' War, where Joan of Arc played a decisive role.
The work takes place in a context of heritage valorisation at the end of the 19th century, when the French communes erected numerous monuments celebrating historical figures. In Jargeau, this monument also recalls the local attachment to Jeanne d'Arc, symbol of resistance and liberation. The accuracy of its location (place du Martroy) and its recent inscription as Historic Monument underline its importance for collective memory.
