page_title: Jacques Saly
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Jacques Saly / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: A Young Girl. Marble bust, 1770-1790 CE, by Jacques Saly. From Paris, France. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London..
context_page_description: Jacques François Joseph Saly, also known as Jacques Saly, French-born sculptor who worked in France, Italy and Malta. He is commonly associated with his time in Denmark he served as Director of the Royal Danish Academy of Art. His most noteworthy work is the equestrian statue Frederik V on Horseback at Amalienborg.
context_section_description: His artistic achievements are overshadowed by the monumental effort to create the equestrian statue of Frederik V of Denmark under the king's absolute rule.  Saly's leading role at the Danish Academy of Art, during its early years helped establish the Academy as a force in art training not only in Scandinavia, but in Europe, and led the way to an emerging and strong Danish artist tradition.
  In addition to the other Academy memberships already mentioned, Saly was also member of the academies in Marseilles (1762) and St. Petersburg (1768).
  His sculptures are in the collections of the National Gallery of Denmark (Copenhagen), National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.), Musée du Louvre (Paris), Musée des Beaux-Arts (Valenciennes, France) J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, California), as well as in private collections.
caption: Young Girl. Marble bust, (1770-1790), Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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