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Emile Verhaeren

Sint-Amands 1855 - Rouen 1916
Belgian poet who wrote in the French language
(Wikipedia)

Attributed to
Charles-Pierre Van der Stappen
Hohwiller (Paris)
c. 1900

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

au poete belge
Emile VERHAEREN
mort accidentellement (?)
a
ROUEN
le 27 Novembre 1916

Signed: M. Hohwiller Fondeur / Paris

Annotation

Emile Verhaeren died on 27 November 1916 at Rouen station by falling under a train.

Sculptor

Charles-Pierre Van der Stappen (Brussel-Bruxelles 1843 - id. 1910), Belgian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 49°26'31" - E 1°6'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frhn032; Photograph: 28 August 2011 / updated: 1 February 2018
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