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La Belgique reconnaissante

Grateful Belgium

Ernest Wijnants
1930

Description

Cast iron (?) statue of a woman offering a gift.

Inscription(s)

la
BELGIQUE
reconnaissante

a la
SUISSE
hospitaliere

Signature

(front): Ernests Wijnants
(side) E Wijnants

Annotation

The statue is erected by the Société Royale Union Belge - Lausanne, founded in 1926. This society brought together the Belgian refugees, widows and orphans - victims of the first world war welcomed in the Lausanne region, - as well as Belgians resident in Switzerland. The statue was unveiled 26 July 1930.

Sculptor

Ernest Wijnants (Mechelen 1878 - Mechelen 1964), Belgian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Notre histoire, Sur les quais d'Ouchy.
Société Royale Union Belge - Lausanne, Website.

Locatie (N 46°30'25" - E 6°37'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chvd022; Photograph: 2 June 2013
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