Description
Cast-iron statue of the Republic, represented as a woman with in her righ hand a bundle of lightnings with the words droits de l'homme and in her left hand a fasces (symbol of power and jurisdiction). The statue stands on an hexagonal base with three putti on dolphins spouting water in the basin below.
Inscription(s)
republique
française
—
liberte
egalite
fraternite
1887
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Signed: (statue) C. Capellaro 1886
(on the statue as well as on the putti) a. durenne / sommevoire
Sculptor
- Charles Romain Capellaro (Paris 1826 - Paris 1899),
French sculptor.
Sources & Information
Tags
Locatie (N 43°27'35" - E 3°25'22") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: frlr012; Photograph: 7 September 2011
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