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Marne
Champagne-Ardenne

Rue Carnot 23
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Sadi Carnot

Limoges 1837 - Lyon 1894
President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894
(Wikipedia)

André Massoulle
1896

Description

Marble bust.

The bust is the only part of the much larger monument with three allegorical statues by Ernest Dagonet, representing the Marne offering a palm to Carnot, France with a child symbolizing the 'souvenir de France', and France with a flag. See the postcards below.

Inscription(s)

SADI CARNOT
Président de la République
de
1887 à 1894

Signature

a. massoulle

Busts of Jessaint, Bourgeois and Carnot in front of the achives

Old Postcard(s)

Click on the thumbnail for an enlargement.

Sculptor

André Paul Arthur Massoulle (Épernay 1851 - Paris 1901), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Petit Patrimoine, search form.
Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres d'art de la Marne.

Locatie (N 48°57'10" - E 4°22'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frca056; Photograph: 26 May 2019
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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