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Parc de la Tête d'Or (6e)
(Grande Île)

Jean-Claude Vaïsse

Jean Claude Marius Magdeleine Vaïsse
Marseille 1799 - Lyon 1864
French lawyer; prefect of the Rhône department; called the 'Hausmann of Lyon' for his work on urban design in Lyon, int.al. he created the Parc de la Tête d'Or
(Wikipedia)

Guillaume Bonnet
c. 1865

Description

Stone bust on a large pedestal.

Information Sign

SENATEUR
VAÏSSE Jean-Claude
Préfet du Rhône du 25 mars 1853
au 29 août 1864
Créateur du parc de la Tête d'Or

Sculptor

Guillaume Bonnet (Saint-Germain-Laval 1820 - Lyon 1873), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Statues.
Le Lyon des Gones, Les Sculptures et Monuments du Parc.

Locatie (N 45°46'52" - E 4°51'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra145; Photograph: 12 August 2018
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