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Guy de Maupassant

By Raoul Verlet (1897)

 

I am amused by the less-than-impressed expression of the woman underneath the bust.

 

Taken in the Parc Monceau.

 

The park was created by Phillippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres, with land purchased in 1769, and made a public park in 1778. Parc Monceau was designed by Louis Carrogis Carmontelle (1717-1806) as an 'English Garden'.

Despite his supporting the French Revolution, Phillippe d'Orléans was guillotined in 1793 during the Reign of Terror.

 

Taken in the 8e Arrondissement

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Uploaded on September 30, 2012
Taken on September 17, 2012