Vallesteros - postcard

Charles Henri Ver Huell - division 28 in Pere-Lachaise - then and now

Charles Henri or Carel Hendrik Ver Huell (also Verhuell, 1764-1845) was a Dutch, and later French, admiral and statesman.

Buried with Charles are his brother Christian Antoine (1760-1832) a Dutch admiral, and Charles's two sons: Maurice (1791-1810) and Charles (1797-1827). The monument was erected following the death of Maurice.

1825 by C. P. Arnaud

2013

Girodet-Trioson - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now

Louis Girodet (also known as Girodet de Roucy-Trioson or Girodet-Trioson, 1767–1824) was a French painter and pupil of Jacques-Louis David. He is buried in division 28.

1832 by Quaglia

1840 by Marty

2006 by Steve Soper

Beaumarchais and Comte de Ribes - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732–1799) was a French playwright, watchmaker, inventor, musician, diplomat, fugitive, spy, publisher, horticulturalist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, and revolutionary (both French and American).

It is unclear as to where Beaumarchais was originally buried when he died in 1799. Eventually, however, he was reinterred in division 28, near the Comte de Ribes.

1840 by Marty

2012 by Pierre-Yves Beaudouin

General Maximillien Foy - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now

Maximillien Sébastien Foy (1775–1825) was a French military leader during the Napoleonic Wars and wrote as highly-regarded history of the Peninsular War. Toward the end of his life he was a member of the national Chamber of Deputies and noted for his eloquence.

1828 by Marchant

c. 1830 by Pugin

1832 by Quaglia

1836 by Richard

1840 by Marty

c. 1841 by Furne

by Civeton

1855 by Solomon

by Didier Grau

Bellevoine - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now

Little is known about the Bellevoine family in division 28 other than they had a keen eye for a unique tombstone: nothing like a pile of rocks to mark the permanence of death.

1836 by Richard and Terry

2006 by Steve Soper

Louis-Marie-Joseph Gossuin - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now

Louis-Marie-Joseph Gossuin (1759-1821) was a general and civil administrator during the Napoleonic era. He is buried in division 28.

1832 Normand

2013

Jean Pierre Joseph baron de Jaquet - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now

Jean Pierre Joseph baron de Jaquet (1779-1829), was a French military commander during the Napoleonic wars.

1832 Normand

2012 by Pierre-Yves Beaudouin

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

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

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

Mouroult de Villeneuve - division 28 Pere-Lachaise - then and now

The Mouroult de Villeneuve family vault is a good example of how dramatically the ground of the cemetery has changed over the years. The print is by Quaglia, in 1832:

And today (2015), more or less:

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:

photo by touron66 (wikimedia)

Lefebvre - division 28 in Pere-Lachaise

1832, Normand

1832, Normand

1832, Quaglia

1828

1840, Marty

Massena -- division 28 in Pere-Lachaise

1855, by Salomon

1821, by Jolimont

1832, by Normand

1832, by Quaglia

1840, by Marty

1836

1821-22 Marchant Massena (upper right)