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Genève 1813 - Petit-Saconnex 1889
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Georges Charmot
Limonta-Luoni (Genève)
1891

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

ANTOINE
CARTERET
conseiller d'etat
—
president de departement
de
l'instruction publique
1870 1887

érigé
par
souscription
nationale
—
inauguré
le
6 juillet 1891

Signed: G. CHARMOT Sculp. 1891
J. LIMONTA-LUONI Fondeur 1891 Genève

Annotation

Inaugurates 6 July 1891.

Sculptor

Georges Charmot (Vernier 1866 - Genève 1899), Swiss sculptor (SIKART Lexikon).

Sources & Information

Journal de Genève, 2 November 1928 (through Archives Historiques Le Temps).

Locatie (N 46°11'57" - E 6°8'42") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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