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La ville de Lyon

The City of Lyon

Émile Peynot
1889

Description

Allegorical statue representing the city of Lyon as a sitting woman whose left hand rests on the coat of arms of the city, carrying in her right hand a sword and at her feet a child weaving silk..

Lyon - La ville de Lyon

The statue was part of the 1889 Statue de la République.

Sculptor

Émile Peynot (Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 1850 - Paris 1932), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

See Statue de la République.

Locatie (N 45°45'3" - E 4°49'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra047; Photograph: 10 August 2018
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