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Fontaine de la Justice

Justice Fountain

Laurent & Jacques Perroud & Raphaël Lugeon
1584-85 / 1930

Description

Polychrome stone statue of Lady Justice with sword and scales.

Annotation

The originals are held in the Lausanne History Museum. The present copy of made by Raphaël Lugeon.

Artists

Raphaël Lugeon (Poissy, France 1862 - Lausanne 1943), Swiss sculptor, engraver and medallist (Wikipedia).
Laurent Perroud and his son Jacques Perroud, Renaissance sculptors.

Sources & Information

Gazette de Lausanne, 23 June 1950 (through Archives Historiques Le Temps).

Location (N 46°31'18" - E 6°37'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chvd028; Photograph: 2 June 2013
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