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Centauresse et Faune

Centauress and Faun

Augustin Courtet
E. Quesnel
1849

Description

Sculpture of a faun fighting with a centauress.

Inscription(s)

In the base: CENTAURESSE et FAUNE

Signature

Courtet de Lyon 1849
Quesnel Fondeur Paris

Lyon - Centauresse et Faune

Sculptor

Augustin Courtet (Lyon 1821 - Saint-Avertin, Indre-et-Loire 1890), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
Wikipedia, Centauresse et Faune.
Découverte des sculptures du Parc de la Tête d'Or (PDF on-line).
Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, "La Centauresse et le faune", d'Augustin Courtet.
e-Monumen.net, Monumen.
Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Sculptures.
Le Lyon des Gones, Les Sculptures et Monuments du Parc.

Locatie (N 45°46'38" - E 4°50'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra246; Photograph: 16 August 2018
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