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Place Saint-Michel

Pierre l'Ermite

Peter the Hermit

also Pierre d'Amiens or Pierre d'Achères
1053-1115
priest of Amiens and a key figure during the First Crusade
(Wikipedia)

Gédéon de Forceville
Fonderie Saint-Denis
1854

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

DIEU LE VEUT

Signed: Gedéon de Forceville fecit / Amiens 1853
fondu par St Denis / Paris 1854

Annotation

Inaugurated 29 June 1854.

Sculptor

Gédéon de Forceville-Duvette (Saint-Maulvis 1799 - Amiens 1866), French sculptor.

Sources & Information

Richesses en Somme, Sculptures.
e-Monumen.net, le patrimoine monumental français en France et à l'étranger.

Locatie (N 49°53'38" - E 2°18'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frpi059; Photograph: 3 June 2012
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