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Louis XI de France

Louis XI of France

Bourges 1423 - château du Plessis-lez-Tours 1483
King of France from 1461 to 1483
(Wikipedia)

Jean Baffier
Thiébaut (Paris)
1885

Description

Bronze statue of the king sitting on his throne.

Inscription(s)

LOVIS XI
par
j. baffier

Signed: J. Baffier 1885
thiébaut frères Fondeurs

Annotation

The statue is several times replaced, and is since 1981 at the present location. It was restored in 2006.

Old Postcard(s)

Click on the thumbnail for an enlargement.

Sculptor

Jean Baffier (Neuvy le Barrois 1851 - Paris 1920), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

L'Encyclopedie de Bourges, Les sculptures de Bourges.

Locatie (N 47°4'59" - E 2°23'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frce049; Photograph: 9 September 2011
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