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Cherbourg-Octeville
Manche
Basse-Normandie

Place Bricqueville

Armand de Bricqueville

Armand François Bon Claude, comte de Bricqueville
Bretteville 1785 - Paris 1844
cavalry colonel in Napoleon's army and a deputy of La Manche
(Wikipedia)

David d'Angers
Fonderie de Eck et Durand
1845

Cherbourg-Octeville / Armand de Bricqueville

Description

Large bronze head on a high pedestal.

Inscription(s)

a
bricqueville

wagram
krasnoë
anvers
versailles

souscription

nationale

1845.

Signature

p.j. david d'angers | 1845
F^derie de ECK et DURAND | 1845

Cherbourg-Octeville - Armand de Bricqueville

Old Postcard(s)

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Sculptor

Pierre-Jean David, usually called David d'Angers (Angers 1788 -Paris 1856), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres d'art de la Manche.

Locatie (N 49°38'24" - W 1°37'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbn109; Photograph: 7 August 2015
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