File:Inauguration de la statue de Charlemagne à Liège.jpg

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English: Inauguration of the statue of Charlemagne, Boulevard d’Avroy in Liège (Belgium), 26 July 1868. — On Sunday 26 July, Mr de Luesemans, governor of the Province of Liège, officially handed over to the administration of the city the monument erected at the roundabout of the Boulevard d’Avroy. A large and elegant pavilion had been erected opposite to the statue which was veiled to the eyes of passersby. Everyone was there: the aides-de-camp of Leopold II, the rector of the University, the professors of the faculties, the magistrates, the director of the Academy of Fine Arts, the president of the Archaeological Institute. The statue was made by Louis Jehotte, Belgian sculptor, born in Liège on 7 November 1803, died in Brussels on 3 February 1884, professor of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels.
Français : Inauguration de la statue de Charlemagne, Boulevard d’Avroy à Liège (Belgique), le 26 juillet 1868. — Le dimanche 26 juillet, Monsieur de Luesemans, gouverneur de la province de Liège, a remis officiellement à l’administration de la ville le monument érigé au rond-point du boulevard d’Avroy. Un pavillon vaste et élégant avait été dressé face à la statue voilée aux regards des passants. Tout le monde était là : les aides de camps de Léopold II, le recteur de l’Université, les professeurs des facultés, les magistrats, le directeur de l’Académie des Beaux-Arts, le président de l’Institut archéologique. La statue a été réalisée par Louis Jehotte, sculpteur belge, né à Liège le 7 novembre 1803, décédé à Bruxelles le 3 février 1884, professeur de sculpture à l’Académie des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles.
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Source L’Univers illustré (France), 8 August 1868, p. 496.
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Jules Pelcoq    wikidata:Q63118119
 
Description French illustrator and lithographer
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creator QS:P170,Q63118119
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Charles Maurand  (1824–1904)  wikidata:Q15406983
 
Description French engraver
Date of birth/death 3 April 1824 Edit this at Wikidata 25 June 1904 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Paris
Work period 1842 Edit this at Wikidata–1889 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q15406983
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wood engraving print
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height: 24 cm (9.4 in); width: 34 cm (13.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,24U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,34U174728
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Signature bottom right:
JULES PELCOQ C.MAURAND (Not visible on the scan)
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Inauguration du monument de Charlemagne à Liège, le 26 juillet 1868. Dessin d’après nature de M. Jules Pelcoq. Voir page 497.
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