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Albert I Príncipe do Mónaco

Albert I Prince of Monaco

Paris 1848 - Paris 1922
Prince of Monaco, 1889-1922, and oceanographer
(Wikipedia)

François Cogné
1951

Ponta Delgada / Albert I Príncipe do Mónaco

Description

Bronze bust.
The bust is a recast of the head of the statue of Albert as a seafarer in Monaco-Ville's St Martin Gardens (1951).

Inscription(s)

albert i,
príncipe do mónaco
1848 - 1922

Signature

Cogné
(foundry stamp unreadable)

Ponta Delgada - Albert I Príncipe do Mónaco

Sculptor

François Cogné (Aubin 1876 - Paris 1952), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

João & Rita Freitas, Estatuária Micaelense (Ponta Delgada 2007) (also on-line in three parts at blogspot).

Locatie (N 37°44'28" - W 25°39'25") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptac168; Photograph: 3 July 2016
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