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Parc de la Tête d'Or (6e)
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Les quatre saisons

The Four Seasons

Joseph-Hugues Fabisch & Louis-Auguste Roubaud le jeune
1845

Description

Four statues of putti representing the four seasons in niches in the Orangerie (since 1969, earlier they stood at various location in Lyon).

Lyon - Les quatre saisons
L'hiver / Winter
Sculpted by Roubaud

Le Printemps / Spring
Sculpted by Fabisch

L'été / Summer
Sculpted by Fabisch

L'automne / Autumn
Sculpted by Roubaud

Old Postcard(s)

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Artists

Joseph-Hugues Fabisch (Aix-en-Provence 1812 - Lyon 1886), French sculptor (Wikipedia – Musée du Diocèse de Lyon).
Louis-Auguste Roubaud le jeune (Cerdon, Ain 1828 - Paris 1906), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

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°46'31" - E 4°51'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra251; Photograph: 16 August 2018
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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