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Monument aux combattants de 1870

Monument to the Soldiers of 1870

Théophile Barrau
J. Malesset (Paris)
1908

Toulouse / Monument aux combattants de 1870

Description

Bronze statue of the French Republic on a pedestal. At the foot of the pedestal a bronze sculpture group, showing Toulouse - depicted as a woman with a city crown - helping two soldiers. On the right side is a plow (with the signature of the sculpture), on the back the coat of arms of Toulouse.

Inscription(s)

aux enfants de toulouse
et de la haute-garonne

morts pour la patrie
en 1870-1871

monument érigé
sur l'initiative de la fédération des combattants de 1870-1871
avec le concours
de la ville de toulouse et d'une souscription publique

Signed: Ch. Barrau / Sculpteur / 1908
paul pujol / arch. invenit
j. malesset / fondeur d'art / paris

Annotation

Model for the statue was Mrs. Barrau.

Sculptor

Théophile Barrau (Villepinte 1848 - Paris 1913), French sculptor Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

e-Monumen.net, Monument aux combattants de 1870 - Toulouse.

Locatie (N 43°35'36" - E 1°26'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frmp044; Photograph: 2 September 2011
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