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Morlaix
Finistère
Bretagne

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Charles Cornic du Chesne

Ploujean 1731 - Ploujean 1809
French sailor, admiral and privateer during the Revolution
(Wikipedia)

Jean Fréour
1897/1947

Description

Stone bust. A bronze bust was inaugurated 12 September 1897, but that one was molten in 1942. In 1947 a new bust in stone was made, after the mold which was still preserverd.

Inscription(s)

Au Corsaire
Morlaisien
Charles CORNIC
1731-1809

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Offert par les
Bretons de Paris

Signed: JP Freour

Sculptor

Jean Fréour (Nantes 1919 - Batz-sur-Mer 2010), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

e-Monumen.net, le patrimoine monumental français en France et à l'étranger.

Locatie (N 48°34'54" - W 3°49'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbr114; Photograph: 31 May 2012
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