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Jacques Coeur

Bourges c. 1400 - Chios, Greece 1456
French merchant, one of the founders of the trade between France and the Levant
(Wikipedia)

Auguste Préault
1879

Description

Marble statue. On the socle text and two reliefs

Inscription(s)

On the statue, Jacques Coeur's coat of arms and name:

JACQUES COEUR

On the socle:

A
JACQUES COEUR
la ville
de
BOURGES

inauguré
le 15 mai 1879
en presence
du corps municipal
et des autorites
—
eugene brisson
maire

Signed: a. preault

Old Postcard(s)

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Sculptor

Antoine-Augustin Préault (Paris 1809 - Paris 1879), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

L'Encyclopedie de Bourges, Les sculptures de Bourges.

Locatie (N 47°5'3" - E 2°23'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frce050; Photograph: 9 September 2011
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