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Apollo Served by the Nymphs by François Girardon and Thomas Regnaudin, sculpted between 1667 and 1675. Marble. Located in the gardens of Versailles. According to Google Arts and Culture:
Originally intended to be placed in the Tethys grotto, a structure overlooking the gardens, formerly located near the Chapel, this work is one of Louis XIV’s first commissions in the area of sculpture. It introduces the theme of Apollo into the gardens.