Equestrian statue of Louis XIV

The inscription (which I only now read past the first line) says:

So wait, this is only inspired by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the grandmaster sculptor who worked for Louis XIV on a number of occasions? It’s not authentically his?

A bit of googling reveals that Bernini did design and partially execute a statue for Louis XIV for the palace of Versailles, but the king hated it, and it was modified a few times. That statue still exists, but is fragile and stored inside the museum. This is a lead copy, one of several apparently.

Neat! It’s interesting how works of art don’t appear out of the ether, there’s always a history and context to them (and unhappy clients, sometimes).