Alone or in flocks, sheep have left their mark on European history.
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François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Mouton de pierre (Stone Sheep), c. 1985, epoxy concrete and aluminum, 88 x 98 x 40 cm/34.64 x 38.58 x 15.74 in.
Paris, avenue Kléber, December 21, 2021. Pierre Bergé & Associés OVV
It is not well known but, in the late 18 th and early 19 th centuries, sheep were weaponized in the trade war between France and England. Spain had the finest breeds, which were jealously guarded. But in 1786, King Carlos III gave his cousin Louis XVI a flock of merinos whose superfine wool was coveted by European…
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