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Léon de Beylié

Strasbourg 1849 - Tha-Dua passage on the Mekong River, Laos 1910
French brigadier general, archaeologist and benefactor of the Grenoble Museum
(Wikipedia)

Léon-Ernest Drivier
1913

Description

Stone column with a bronze relief portrait of Léon de Beylié, in front of the columns stands a woman paying homage.

Inscription(s)

au general
de BEYLIE
—
1849-1910
—
au savant
au soldat
au bienfaiteur

Sculptor

Léon-Ernest Drivier (Grenoble 1878 - Paris 1951), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres d'art de Grenoble.
e-Monumen.net, Monumen.

Locatie (N 45°11'21" - E 5°43'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra172; Photograph: 13 August 2018
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