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Bronze statue of a bearded artist with a hat holding a model of a statue on a grave on Père Lachaise. At his right side is a bust of a woman.
The statue has been created by Jean-Joseph Carriès and was used for his own grave as a fitting headstone.
Jean-Joseph Carriès (1855-1894) was a French sculptor and ceramist.
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The metal statue of a Red Indian boy in full head gear stands in Parc de Bercy.
Jim the New Yorker is one of 21 statues created by Rachid Khimoune under the concept of Les Enfants du Monde (Children of the World). The statues have been installed in Parc de Bercy in 2001. The statues are made from re-used industrial metal items with different textures welded together.
Jim the New Yorker is made from shaped manhole covers from New York. He wears an ocre coloured long-sleeved top with a large round shield and long trousers. His head-dress is made of a band of multi-coloured painted lattice.
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Marble statue of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (1528 - 1572) in Jardin du Luxembourg.
The marble statue by Jean-Louis Brian (1848) is one of several of French queens in Jardin du Luxembourg. Jeanne Albret wears a waisted dress made up of several layered items. The first top has long sleeves which are gathered at the wrists. The second has long wide sleeves and a standing collar. The tops are tightened with a bustier.
Her bottom skirt is straight with a single patterned line from the waist to the bottom. The top skirt is gathered round the waist, opening in the front. In her left hand she holds an open scroll.
Jeanne Albret was the daughter of Marguerite d'Angoulême and Henri II, called Henri de Navarre. Her son was Henri IV. She was Queen of Navarre from 1555 - 1572.
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Bronze statue of a woman standing gracefully with the arms down her side in Jardin des Tuileries.
The statue of Jeannette was created by Paul Belmondo around 1933. It stands next to another of his works - Apollon, which he created around the same time. The two statues were gifted by his son, the actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and placed in the gardens in 1988.
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Bronze statue of a Kabyle girl with colourful headscarf in Parc de Bercy in the 12th arrondissement.
Kahina the Kabyle girl is one of 21 statues created by Rachid Khimoune under the concept of Les Enfants du Monde (Children of the World). The statues have been installed in Parc de Bercy in 2001. The statues have been installed in Parc de Bercy in 2001. The statues are made from re-used industrial metal items with different textures welded together.
Kahina wears a long dress with a wavey pattern. Around her shoulders is a small lacy scarf with intergrate patterns.
Her cuffs are patterned.
Her headscarf is coloured green, blue and brown with patterns.