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Mantlepiece clock

Paris, about 1772.

The figure on the left is holding a celestial globe and represents Astronomy; the figure on the right is holding a rolled map and represents Geography. The clock stood on the mantelpiece of Louis XVI's council chamber in the Tuileries.

 

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Uploaded on June 6, 2011
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