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Monument Tailliandier-Briquet

Albert Tailliandier and Raoul Briquet
elected representatives of the departement of Pas-de-Calais, trapped and killed by an explosion in the Bapaume town hall on 25 March 1917

Augustin Lesieux
1934

Description

Relief in Carrara marble of a woman - an allegory for France - with her hands resting on the portrait medallions of:

Albert TAILLIANDER 1875-1917 - Albert Tailliandier (Fresnoy-en-Gohelle 1875 - Bapaume 1917).
Raoul BRIQUET 1875-1917 - Raoul Briquet (Douai 1875 - Bapaume 1917).

Inscription(s)

PAX

LA FRANCE
aux
deux deputes du pas de calais
tues dans l'explosion de
l'hotel de ville de bapaume
le 25 mars 1917

Signed: ALesieux / sculpt. 1934

Sculptor

Augustin Lesieux (Sombrin 1877 - 1974), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Bapaume.
Memoires de pierre, Monument Tailliandier-Briquet.

Locatie (N 50°6'14" - E 2°50'58") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frnp035; Photograph: 3 June 2012
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