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Rhône-Alpes

Parc de la Tête d'Or (6e)
(Jardin botanique)

L'Abbé Rozier

François Rozier
Lyon 1734 - Lyon 1793
French botanist and agronomist
(Wikipedia)

Joseph Chinard & Robert Benoist
1811 (1923)

Description

Stone bust. The original plaster bust was made 1810-11 by Chinard. The present bust is a copy made by Benoist in 1923.

Inscription(s)

rozier

av
colvmelle
francais
la ville de
lyon
la patrie
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Sculptors

Robert Benoist (fl. 1902-1935), French sculptor.
Joseph Chinard (Lyon 1756 - Lyon 1813), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
Wikipedia, Collection de sculptures du musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.

Locatie (N 45°46'33" - E 4°51'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra250; Photograph: 16 August 2018
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