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Saint-Malo
Ille-et-Vilaine
Bretagne

Place Chateaubriand 2
(Hôtel White)

François-René de Chateaubriand

Saint-Malo 1768 - Paris 1848
French writer, politician, diplomat and historian
(Wikipedia)

Alphonse Camille Terroir & David d'Angers
1935/51

Saint-Malo / François-René de Chateaubriand

Description

Bronze portrait medallion in the upper part of the doorway, circumscribed chateaubriand 1748 1848.

Inscription(s)

Signed: a terroir / d'apres / david d'angers / =1935=

Annotation

Chateaubriand lived here until 1776. The façade is reconstructed in 1951 after the building was destroyed in 1944.

Sculptors

Pierre-Jean David, usually called David d'Angers (Angers 1788 -Paris 1856), French sculptor (Wikipedia).
Alphonse Camille Terroir (Marly 1875 - Paris 1955), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Topic Topos, Patrimoine des communes de France.
e-Monumen.net, le patrimoine monumental français en France et à l'étranger.

Location (N 48°39'2" - W 2°1'25")

Item Code: frbr049; Photograph: 28 May 2012
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