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Monument Guibal-Devillez

Adolphe-Barthélemy Devillez
1815 - 1891
Théophile Guibal
Toulouse 1814 - Mons 1888
Engineers and founders of the Polytechnic School of Mons, 1837

Henri Devillez
1902

Description

Statue of Guibal and Devillez, sitting in chairs, and studying a large plan.

Inscription(s)

Adolphe-Barthélemy DEVILLEZ
1815 - 1891 Théophile GUIBAL
1814 - 1888
Ingénieurs de l'Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures de Paris
Fondateurs en 1837
de la Faculté Polytechnique de Mons

Signature

1901 L.H. DEVILLEZ

Artist

Louis-Henri Devillez (Mons 1855 - Ixelles/Elsene 1941), Belgian sculptor, medal engraver and painter.

Sources & Information

Standbeelden.be.
Sculpture Publique en Belgique, Mons.
Connaître la Wallonie.

Location (N 50°27'7" - E 3°57'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: beha032; Photograph: 14 October 2017
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