Sunday, August 30, 2015
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now
Louis Nicolas d'Avout (usually spelled Davout or Davoust, 1770-1823) was a Marshal of the Empire and reportedly one of Napoleon's most loyal commanders. His is buried in division 28 nears Marshals Massena and Lefebvre.
1832 Quaglia |
2006 by Steve Soper |
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Sunday, August 23, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Marshal Francois Lefebvre - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now
François Joseph Lefebvre (1755-1820), was one of Napoleon's original eighteen Marshals of the Empire. He is buried in division 28 near Andre Massena, another Marshal of the Empire.
1828 |
1832 Lefebvre (Normand) |
1832 Lefebvre (Normand) |
1832 Lefebvre (Quaglia) |
1840 Lefebvre (Marty) |
2009 by Steve Soper |
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Friday, August 21, 2015
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Loie Fuller - division 87 Columbarium Pere-Lachaise
Born 1862 in Hinsdale (Fullersburg), Illinois, Loie Fuller was one of the most famous dancers of the art nouveau period. She died 1928 in Paris. An incredible and incredibly unique dancer.
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Marshal Andre Massena - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now
Andre Massena (1758-1817 was a French military commander and one of Napoleon's original eighteen Marshals of the Empire. He is buried along with his son-in-law, Honore Charles Reille (1775-1860, Marshal of France, in division 28, near Francois Lefebvre, another Marshal of the Empire.
1855 Massena (Salomon) |
1821 Massena (Jolimont) |
1832 Massena (Normand) |
1832 Massena (Quaglia) |
1836 Massena |
1840 Massena |
late 19th century by Eugene Atget |
1896 by Fraigneau |
2006 by Steve Soper |
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Sunday, August 09, 2015
Saturday, August 08, 2015
Mouroult de Villeneuve - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now
And today (2015), more or less:
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Sunday, August 02, 2015
Saturday, August 01, 2015
Sallandrouze - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now
Tomb of Jean Sallandrouze (1760-1825), his son Charles-Jacques Sallandrouze de Lamornaix (1808-1867), and grandson Jean-Charles-Alexandre Sallandrouze de Lamornaix (1840-1899).
The tomb as Normand found it in 1832 (Jean was the only one interred there):
And today:
The tomb as Normand found it in 1832 (Jean was the only one interred there):
photo by touron66 (wikimedia) |
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