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Armand Tuffin de La Rouërie

Fougères 1751 - Saint-Denoual 1793
Breton cavalry officer, served under the American flag during the American War of Independence; one of the early leaders of the Breton Association (the Chouannerie) during the French Revolution
(Wikipedia)

Jean Fréour
Fonderie Valsuani (Châtillon)
1993

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

Armand Tuffin
marquis de La Rouërie
Héros de la Guerre
d'Indépendance
des Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Défenseur
de l'Identité bretonne
Fondateur
de l'Association Bretonne
1751-1793

Armand Tuffin
marquis de La Rouërie
Hero of the
American Revolution
Defender of the
Breton Identity
Founder of the
Breton Association
1751 - 1793

Signed: J. Fréour
cire perdue / C. VALSUANI / paris

Information Sign

"Armand Tuffin de La Rouërie"
bronze
Jean freour
sculpteur
1993

Statue fondue en 1942
copie réalisé en 1999 d'après un moulage
par la fonderie Derbré

Don
de la Fondation Florence Gould
du Conseil Régional de Bretagne
du Conseil Général d'Ille et Vilaine
de la Ville de Fougères
du Comité La Rouërie
—
Donated by
the Florence Gould Foundation
the Regional Council of Brittany
the General Council of Ille et Vilaine
the City of Fougères
the La Rouërie Committee

Sculptor

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

Locatie (N 48°21'16" - W 1°12'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbr168; Photograph: 2 June 2012
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