Statues - Hither & Thither

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Parc de la Tête d'Or (6e)
(Allée des Serres)

Bernard de Jussieu

Lyon 1699 - Paris 1777
French naturalist
(Wikipedia)

Pierre Aubert
1892

Description

Marble statue of Jussieu studying a plant.

Inscription(s)

erige en 1892
la ville de lyon

BERNARD
DE JVSSIEU
botaniste
1699-1777

Signature

Pierre Aubert 1892

Artist

Pierre Aubert (Lyon 1853 - Lyon 1912), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
Le Lyon des Gones, Les Sculptures et Monuments du Parc.
Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Sculptures.
Découverte des sculptures du Parc de la Tête d'Or (PDF on-line).

Location (N 45°46'23" - E 4°51'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra150; Photograph: 12 August 2018
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