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Monument aux morts de 1870-71

War memorial 1870-71

Théophile Barrau
J.A. Boeuf & Bouard Fondeurs (Paris)
1902

Narbonne / Monument aux morts de 1870-71

Description

Bronze sculpture group of a soldier firing a gun while he supports a wounded colleage, and a dead soldier at their feet. They are guarded by the Republic of France, represented by a woman with a Phrygian cap and a French flag.
On the sides of the pedestal medallions with relief portrait of a Greek warrior.

Inscription(s)

l' arr^t de NARBONNE
à ses enfants
morts pour la patrie
en
1870-71
et
aux colonies

Signed: (statue) Th Barrau 1900
ja boeuf & c^ie Fondeurs (socle) th. barrau / statuaire paris
j. hallais / ent^r _ viel?

Sculptor

Théophile Barrau (Villepinte 1848 - Paris 1913), French sculptor Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Patrimoine de France, Monument aux morts de la guerre de 1870-1871 à Narbonne (11).

Locatie (N 43°11'15" - E 3°0'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frlr007; Photograph: 7 September 2011
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