[1] The statue, which now stands on the bridge Pont Neuf, was indirectly commissioned by Marie de Médicis for her husband, King Henry IV of France.

[3][5] According to the drawings of Ludovico Cigoli, a Medici court artist, the slaves were depicted with European features and posed with "Michaelangelsque contortions".

[1] Other details on the pedestal are scenes of battle on the left and presumably the right side of the statue, along with "seated youths bearing swags".

[2] According to Victoria Thompson, the king and horse's pose were heavily influenced by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and his own equestrian statue.

[3] One by the name of Calvaliere Camillo Guidi was used to inform the King and Queen of anything concerning the statue's completion, whether it was a lack of labor or even money.

[3] Pietro Tacca and Giovan Battista Cresci had to weigh the statue, which took time that Marie de Médicis had not wanted to waste.

[3] Various other delays occurred, such as complications in transportation by ship, like after landing in Savona, where the statue's parts were stranded on the seaport's docks for at least a week.

[3] Prior to the French Revolution the people who learned of Henry IV's contributions to the history and wellbeing of France regarded him as the model of a good king.

[4] When the Revolution began and the suspicions against Louis XVI grew, it clashed with the people's views and wishes of what their king was expected to represent.

[4] Due to the comparisons of Louis XVIII to Henry IV and many people's desires, plans for the restoration of the statue were underway.

The current statue still retains the iconic pose of Henry IV and his horse, but the main differences are visible on the pedestal.