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The statue of Marshal Ney, erected in Paris in the 6th arrondissement, dates from the 3rd quarter of the 19th century. This monument, located Avenue de l'Observatoire, was inscribed as a Historical Monument by order of 30 March 1926. He paid tribute to Michel Ney (1769-1815), famous Marshal of Empire under Napoleon I, nicknamed "The Brave of the Braves" for his courage on the battlefields.

The sculptor François Rude (1784-1855), known for his iconic works such as The Departure of Volunteers of 1792 (Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile), is the author of this statue. The location of the monument, noted with an accuracy considered fair (5/10), corresponds to the exact address: 20 avenue de l'Observatoire, in a neighborhood marked by the military and political history of France.

The monument is part of a broader context of commemoration of Napoleonic figures in Paris in the 19th century. These statues, often placed in symbolic places, were designed to celebrate national glories and to anchor collective memory in urban space. The designation of Historic Monuments in 1926 underscores its heritage importance, although available sources (Monumentum) do not specify the exact circumstances of its creation or inauguration.

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