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Monument aux morts de 1914-18

War Memorial 1914-18

Charles-Henri Pourquet
Val d`Osne (Paris)
1921

Le Vieux-Bourg / Monument aux morts de 1914-18

Description

Cast iron statue of a soldier in front of a menhir. Model 854 'Résistance' in the Val d'Osne catalogue (Pl. 627).

Inscription(s)

1914 1918
Aux Enfants du Vieux-Bourg Morts pour la France

Signed: CH. PourqueT Paris 1921
Val d'Osne / fondeur / paris

Sculptor

Charles-Henri Pourquet (Colombes 1877 - 1943), French sculptor, made three models for war memorials for the Val d'Osne firm ('poilu', 'résistance' and 'buste')
Université de Lille, Les monuments aux morts, France-Belgique.

Sources & Information

e-Monumen.net, Val d'Osne, Sujets et attributs commémoratifs .

Locatie (N 48°23'17" - W 3°0'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbr130; Photograph: 31 May 2012
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