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Portraits des malouins célèbres

Portraits of famous men from Saint-Malo

 artist unknown
1851

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Description

Five medallions with portraits, with circumscribed text. Lower on the façade, under each medallion, is an allegorical depiction which can have a relation to the depicted person.
Saint-Malo - Portraits des malouins célèbres vte de chateaubriand / membre de l'academie francaise
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (Saint-Malo 1768 - Paris 1848), French writer, politician, diplomat and historian (Wikipedia).		 Saint-Malo - Portraits des malouins célèbres
Saint-Malo - Portraits des malouins célèbres rene duguay-trouin / lt gal des armees naval
René Duguay-Trouin (Saint-Malo 1673 - Saint-Malo 1736), French corsair (Wikipedia). 		Saint-Malo - Portraits des malouins célèbres
Saint-Malo - Portraits des malouins célèbres robert surcouf / combats du kent et du triton
Robert Surcouf (Saint-Malo 1773 - Saint-Malo 1827), French corsair (Wikipedia). 		Saint-Malo - Portraits des malouins célèbres
Saint-Malo - Portraits des malouins célèbres jacques cartier / celebre navigateur
Jacques Cartier (Saint-Malo 1491 - Saint-Malo 1557), French explorer (Wikipedia). 		Saint-Malo - Portraits des malouins célèbres
Saint-Malo - Portraits des malouins célèbres andre-desilles / heros de nancy
André Désilles (Saint-Malo 1767 - Nancy 1790), French army officer. In the Nancy Affair on 31 August 1790 he interposed himself between mutinying patriots and the troops sent to re-establish order, but was mortally wounded whilst throwing himself in front of a cannon (Wikipedia). 		Saint-Malo - Portraits des malouins célèbres

Annotation

The house was built by architect Hippolyte Béziers La Fosse.

Sculptor

Sources & Information

Tags

  • Cartier, Jacques
  • Chateaubriand, François-René de
  • Corsair
  • Desilles, André
  • Duguay-Trouin, René
  • Explorer
  • Historian
  • Surcouf, Robert
  • Writer / poet

    • Locatie (N 48°38'14" - W 2°0'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

    Item Code: frbr039; Photograph: 28 May 2012
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