Les Gavroches

Les Gavroches
Sculpture of three children
The sculpture at MUŻA
ArtistAntonio Sciortino
Completion date1904 (1904)
MediumBronze
SubjectStreet children
Dimensions92 cm × 150 cm × 124 cm (36 in × 59 in × 49 in)
LocationMUŻA, Valletta, Malta
OwnerGovernment of Malta

Les Gavroches is a bronze sculpture by Antonio Sciortino, depicting Parisian street children inspired by Gavroche from the 1862 Victor Hugo novel Les Misérables. The statue was cast in 1904, and for most of the 20th century it was displayed at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta, Malta. In 2000, the statue was restored and transferred to the National Museum of Fine Arts (now MUŻA) in the same city, and a replica was placed at the Upper Barrakka.