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  • Bust of Talleyrand, 1754-1838, marble, copy of an original, 1839, by Louis Desprez, 1799-1870, in the Chateau de Versailles, at the Chateau de Valencay, at Valencay, Indre, France. The chateau was built in Renaissance style 1540 - 18th century, owned by the d'Estampes family 1451-1747 and the Talleyrand-Perigord family 1803-1979. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Talleyrand, 1754-1838, detail, marble, copy of an original, 1839, by Louis Desprez, 1799-1870, in the Chateau de Versailles, at the Chateau de Valencay, at Valencay, Indre, France. The chateau was built in Renaissance style 1540 - 18th century, owned by the d'Estampes family 1451-1747 and the Talleyrand-Perigord family 1803-1979. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of John Donne by Nigel Boonham, 2012, St Paul's Cathedral Gardens, City of London, England. Donne was a poet, priest, and a Dean of St Paul's, and the bronze bust stands in the newly completed garden to the South of the cathedral. The bust points almost due west but shows Donne turning to face east towards his birthplace on Bread Street. The directions of the compass were¬†important¬†to Donne in his metaphysical work: east is the Rising Sun, the Holy Land and Christ, while west is the place of decline and of death. Underneath the bust is inscribed the Donne text 'Hence is't, that I am carried towards the West, This day, when my Soul's form bends to the East'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Antonio de Capmany, 1742-1813, Spanish general, philosopher, historian, economist and politician from Barcelona, 1947, by Frederic Mares i Deulovol, in the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The bust was commissioned by the museum on the occasion of the opening of a garden under his name. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of King Francois I, 1494-1547, made 1850 in plaster by Alfred Jean Baptiste Halou, 1829-91, in the Salle du Roi, or King's Hall, used by Francois I for meals and audiences, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, in the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The bust was acquired 1861 for the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed 1850-69 in the Francois I wing and since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the chateau. Behind is the carved and gilded fireplace. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Pyrrhus, 319-272 BC, king of Epirus, Roman head from 2nd century AD and later bust from 17th century, in marble and onyx, from the Chateau de Richelieu, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of King Francois I, 1494-1547, made 1850 in plaster by Alfred Jean Baptiste Halou, 1829-91, in the Salle du Roi, or King's Hall, used by Francois I for meals and audiences, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, in the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The bust was acquired 1861 for the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed 1850-69 in the Francois I wing and since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the chateau. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze bust of Francois I, 1756, by Louis-Claude Vasse, 1716-72, after an original 16th century bust in the Chateau de Fontainebleau, in the Salle des Valois, with collections belonging to the Valois, especially Francois I, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The sculpture was acquired in 1926 by the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze bust of Francois I, 1756, by Louis-Claude Vasse, 1716-72, after an original 16th century bust in the Chateau de Fontainebleau, in the Salle des Valois, with collections belonging to the Valois, especially Francois I, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The sculpture was acquired in 1926 by the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze bust of Francois I, 1756, by Louis-Claude Vasse, 1716-72, after an original 16th century bust in the Chateau de Fontainebleau, in the Salle des Valois, with collections belonging to the Valois, especially Francois I, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The sculpture was acquired in 1926 by the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Limestone bust of a woman with a hood, Roman pudicitia icon used in funerals as an allegory of modesty and chastity, from Cortijo de Dona, donated by Gomez Latorre-Diaz Saro, in the Archaeological Museum of Ubeda, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The bust is thought to be part of the Stalacci funerary monuments at Ubeda la Vieja, the old Roman colony of Salaria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Hercules, with Roman head 3rd century AD and later bust from 17th century with skin of Nemean lion over shoulder, marble, assembled for the facade of the Chateau de Richelieu, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, Athenian orator, with Roman head 1st - 2nd century AD, and later bust from 17th century, in marble and onyx, from the Chateau de Richelieu, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Double bust of Erckmann-Chatrian, (Emile Erckmann, 1822-99, and Alexandre Chatrian, 1826-90), authors of military fiction, 1869, plaster, by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1834-1904, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of La Fontaine in La Fontaine's Study, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room was originally a bedchamber but is now dedicated to Jean de La Fontaine, writer and poet, 1621-95, friend of Fouquet. His terracotta portrait bust, 1782 by Jean-Antoine Houdon, sits in front of a 6 panelled woven screen, 1735-40, made at Savonnerie by Jean-Baptiste Oudry and Pierre-Josse Perrot, of 6 of La Fontaine's fables. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of La Fontaine in La Fontaine's Study, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room was originally a bedchamber but is now dedicated to Jean de La Fontaine, writer and poet, 1621-95, friend of Fouquet. His terracotta portrait bust, 1782 by Jean-Antoine Houdon, sits in front of a 6 panelled woven screen, 1735-40, made at Savonnerie by Jean-Baptiste Oudry and Pierre-Josse Perrot, of 6 of La Fontaine's fables. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Pierre Dugua de Mons, 1560-1628, coloniser of New France, Canada, under Samuel de Champlain, erected 2007, created by Atelier du Bronze d'Inverness, a copy of a bust by Hamilton McCarthy erected in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, c. 1904, on Pierre-Dugua-de Mons Terrace, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Historic District of Old Quebec is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of King Francois I, 1494-1547, made 1850 in plaster by Alfred Jean Baptiste Halou, 1829-91, in the Salle du Roi, or King's Hall, used by Francois I for meals and audiences, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, in the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The bust was acquired 1861 for the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed 1850-69 in the Francois I wing and since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the chateau. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of a woman, c. 1484-96, marble sculpture by Francesco Laurana, 1430-1502, from the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France. This unknown princess with her hair tightly hidden is thought to be a posthumous portrait of the Infanta Eleanor of Aragon, who died in 1405. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British politician and prime minister, by Frantisek Belsky, Czech sculptor, next to the British Embassy in Thunovska Street, Lesser quarter or Mala Strana, Prague, Czech Republic. The bronze bust was inaugurated in 1992 with Czechoslovak soldiers holding a guard of honour. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Ricardo Palma, author of Tradiciones Peruanas, 1833-1919, in the Square de l’Amerique-Latine, created 1931, at the Porte de Champerret, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. Around the bronze statue of general Francisco Miranda are 9 busts of heroes, writers and patriots of South America. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer, 1871-1917, in the Square de l’Amerique-Latine, created 1931, at the Porte de Champerret, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. Around the bronze statue of general Francisco Miranda are 9 busts of heroes, writers and patriots of South America. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dama Velata, or Veiled Woman, marble bust by Raffaele Monti, 1818-81, in the Galleria di Eolo, or Aeolus Gallery, of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy, 1562-1630, 1620-25, attributed to Andrea Rivalta, in the Galleria dei Ritratti, or Portrait Gallery, of the Castello Reale di Racconigi, royal palace of the House of Savoy, at Racconigi, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, marble, 1876, by Anatole Marquet de Vasselot, 1840-1904, from the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, in the Musee Balzac at the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Balzac stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850, French novelist and playwright, plaster, 1929, by David d'Angers, 1788-1856, in the Musee Balzac at the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Balzac stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust, 1557, of Pierre de Ronsard, 1524-85, French poet, in the writing room of his home in the prior's lodge, where he lived from 1565 until his death in 1585, at the Prieure de Saint-Cosme, or Priory of St Cosmas, La Riche, in the Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. Ronsard was prior here for 20 years and is buried in the chancel of the church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Francois I, 1494-1547, king of France, 16th century, in a triangular pediment niche above a doorway, on the Cour d'Honneur facade of the Chateau de Villesavin, built 1527-37 in Renaissance style bu Jean le Breton, lord of Villandry, in Tour-en-Sologne, Loir-et-Cher, France. In the 17th century Jean Phelippeaux extended the chateau and added the chapel ceiling frescoes. The chateau houses the Musee du Mariage and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Francois I, 1494-1547, king of France, 16th century, in a triangular pediment niche above a doorway, on the Cour d'Honneur facade of the Chateau de Villesavin, built 1527-37 in Renaissance style bu Jean le Breton, lord of Villandry, in Tour-en-Sologne, Loir-et-Cher, France. In the 17th century Jean Phelippeaux extended the chateau and added the chapel ceiling frescoes. The chateau houses the Musee du Mariage and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Condottiere, bronze bust with black patina, by Etienne Rayssac and the Rossini foundry, after drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, British Museum collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of king Charles VIII, 1470-98, French, bronze, 19th century, after an original 15th century Renaissance sculpture by Antonio del Pallaiuolo, 1429-98, in the Chateau de Loches, in the Cite Royale de Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau is a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate Eglise Saint-Ours, the Renaissance Logis Royal built 14th and 16th century, and the keep, built 1013 by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Claude-Louis Mathieu, 1783-1875, Macon-born astronomer, white marble sculpture by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, 1824-87, in the Musee des Ursulines, an art and archaeology museum housed since 1968 in the former Ursulines convent, built 1675-80, in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of king Francois I, 1494-1547, wearing armour, painted plaster copy by an unknown artist, 18th century, after Louis Vasse, 1717-72, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of king Henri II of France, 1519-59, 1561, by Germain Pilon, 1525-90, in the Salle des Valois, with collections belonging to the Valois, especially Francois I, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The sculpture was acquired in 1926 by the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of king Louis XII of France, 1462-1515, who lived at Blois and rebuilt the chateau with Anne of Brittany, in the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Leonardo da Vinci, 1868, marking the place in the old church where he was buried, outside the Chapelle Saint-Hubert, built 1491-96 in Flamboyant Gothic style, at the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Julia Donna, 160-271 AD, Roman empress and wife of Septimius Severus, late 2nd - early 3rd century AD, marble, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, a fine arts museum opened 1801 in a former convent on the Place des Terreaux in Lyon, Rhone, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Julia Donna, 160-271 AD, Roman empress and wife of Septimius Severus, late 2nd - early 3rd century AD, marble, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, a fine arts museum opened 1801 in a former convent on the Place des Terreaux in Lyon, Rhone, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Julia Donna, 160-271 AD, Roman empress and wife of Septimius Severus, late 2nd - early 3rd century AD, marble, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, a fine arts museum opened 1801 in a former convent on the Place des Terreaux in Lyon, Rhone, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Auguste Philippoteaux, mayor of Sedan 1903-4, marble, 1891, by Aristide Croisy, 1840-99, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Auguste Philippoteaux, mayor of Sedan 1903-4, marble, 1891, by Aristide Croisy, 1840-99, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Henri de la Tour D'Auvergne, 1611-75, viscount of Turenne, Marshal General of France, plaster, 19th century, by unknown sculptor, in the museum in the Chateau de Sedan, built 1424 - 17th century, the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe, in Sedan, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Originally a manor house, the chateau was fortified and extended over the centuries, with cannon terraces, bastions and a curtain wall. It now houses a hotel and a museum and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaster portrait bust of Arthur Rimbaud by Henri Louis, 1947, in La Maison des Ailleurs, home to Rimbaud and his family 1869-75, on the Quai Arthur Rimbaud in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. La Maison des Ailleurs now houses collections of the poet, and holds temporary exhibitions. Arthur Rimbaud, 1854-91 was born in Charleville and the city is on the Rimbaud Verlaine Trail. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Sylvain-Charles Valee, 1773-1846, General of the First Empire, Governor General of Algeria and Marshal of France, plaster, by unknown artist, in the Musee Napoleon or Museum of Napoleon I, opened 1969 in the former Ecole Royale Militaire or Royal Military School, at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Auguste Laurent, 1807-53, chemist from near Langres who created atomic notation, beside the Porte des Moulins or Gate of the Windmills, a city gate built 1642-47, the main entrance to the town in the ramparts, in Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The defensive town walls are 3.5km long and include 12 towers and 9 gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer from Langres, 1713-84, bronze, 1780, by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1741-1828, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer from Langres, 1713-84, c. 1780, by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1741-1828, in plaster with terracotta style patina, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of King Charles X, 1757-1836, in royal robes, Sevres biscuit porcelain, 1827, by Reignier the younger and Brachard, after an original by Francois Joseph Bosio, 1768-1845, in the Palace of Tau or Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Zeno, Hellenistic philosopher, 1st century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of emperor Caracalla, 212-217 AD, marble, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of emperor Caracalla, 212-217 AD, marble, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Silenus, a mythological satyr, marble, 2nd - 3rd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Zeno, Hellenistic philosopher, 1st century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Zeus-Serapis, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Vauban, (Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban, 1633-1707), military engineer, plaster mould from the original, by Antoine Coysevox, 1640-1720, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hadrian, 76-138 AD, Roman emperor, marble bust, detail, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hadrian, 76-138 AD, Roman emperor, marble bust, detail, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hadrian, 76-138 AD, Roman emperor, marble bust, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Vitaliano VI Borromeo, 1620-90, marble, in the Sala delle Medaglie or Medal Room, designed by Andrea Biffi in 1679, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Napoleon in the style of a Roman emperor, after an original by Antoine-Denis Chaudet, 1763-1810, in the Musee Napoleon at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum is in the former Royal Military School where Napoleon trained. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer, 1713-84, c. 1780, by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1741-1828, in plaster with terracotta style patina, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, built 16th century and rebuilt 18th century, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Isabel of Portugal, and decorative Valencian tiles, in the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Henri de Lorraine, 3rd duke of Guise, plaster, commissioned by King Louis Philippe, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room was destroyed by fire in 1902, the coffered ceiling was restored in 2001, and the parquet floor and painted panelling from 2010. Also displayed is furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Catherine de Cleves, countess of Eu, plaster, commissioned by King Louis Philippe, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room was destroyed by fire in 1902, the coffered ceiling was restored in 2001, and the parquet floor and painted panelling from 2010. Also displayed is furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Catherine de Cleves, countess of Eu, plaster, commissioned by King Louis Philippe, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room was destroyed by fire in 1902, the coffered ceiling was restored in 2001, and the parquet floor and painted panelling from 2010. Also displayed is furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salvador Allende, president of Chile 1970-73, bronze bust by Francesc Vila, inaugurated 2008 in the gardens of the Camp de Mart, Avenida de Cataluna, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait bust of a man, known as El Panadero or the Baker, 1st century AD, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. This is a private portrait, and highly realistic. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary bust of a young woman with unusual hairstyle, with curled fringe and curls on her cheeks, known as La Gitana or the gypsy, 1st century AD, marble, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Eusebi Guell in the Central Hall, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The central hall was used for concerts and religious services in the chapel. It is crowned by a parabolic dome, lighting the hall through small openings and a central oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust, possibly of Teresa Amatller, in Teresa Amatller's antechamber, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Antoni Amatller, 1851-1910, by Eusebi Arnau, in the living room overlooking the Passeig de Gracia, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Joaquim de Carcer i d'Amat, Marquis of Castellbell, 1900, by Miquel Blay, in the Hospital de Sant Pau, or Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, built 1902-30, designed by Catalan Modernist architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, in El Guinardo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The original medieval hospital of 1401 was replaced with this complex in the 20th century thanks to capital provided in the will of Pau Gil. The hospital consists of 27 pavilions surrounded by gardens and linked by tunnels, using the Modernist Art Nouveau style with great attention to detail. On the death of the architect, his son Pere Domenech i Roura took over the project. The complex was listed in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Narcis Monturiol, 1819-85, Spanish artist, engineer and submarine designer, bronze, 20th century, by Frederic Mares i Deulovol, 1893-1991, in the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Female bust with afro hairstyle, bronze, late 1st century AD, copy, in the Empuries Museum, near Figueres, on the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain. Empuries is an ancient settlement founded in 575 BC by Greek colonists from Phocaea. The town was settled by the Romans from 218 BC and abandoned in the Middle Ages. The site has been undergoing excavation since 1908. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Pierre Bardou-Job, 1892, by Victorien Bastet, 1852-1905, in the gallery above the entrance hall, in the Hotel Pams, a mansion or hotel particulier, built 1852-72 by Pierre Bardou, founder of the Job cigarette paper company, and reworked in the 1890s by his son-in-law Jules Pams with the architect Leopold Carlier, on the Rue Emile-Zola in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The gallery is lit by a large glass lantern and decorated in Art Nouveau style, with large paintings around the upper level. The house is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Etienne Terrus, 1857-1922, French artist, bronze, 1905-07, by Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearances required for reproduction (artist's copyright)
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  • Bust of Pierre Bardou-Job, 1892, by Victorien Bastet, 1852-1905, and painted Art Nouveau allegorical panels, in the gallery above the entrance hall, in the Hotel Pams, a mansion or hotel particulier, built 1852-72 by Pierre Bardou, founder of the Job cigarette paper company, and reworked in the 1890s by his son-in-law Jules Pams with the architect Leopold Carlier, on the Rue Emile-Zola in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The gallery is lit by a large glass lantern and decorated in Art Nouveau style, with large paintings around the upper level. The house is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Petite Chatelaine, bronze bust, 1895, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, in the Salle des Beaux-Arts, in the Musee Joseph Denais, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The model was the daughter of Mme Courcelle, owner of the Chateau de l'Islette, near Azay-le-Rideau, where the sculptor stayed in 1892. The museum houses the personal collection of Joseph Denais, humanist, historian and journalist, who created this museum in 1905. The collection covers fine arts, archeology, ethnography and natural history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman portrait bust of a woman, 1st century AD, marble, thought to be Empress Agrippina the Younger, 15-51 AD, in the Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the Muhba Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302 and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of the Museu de Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Female marble bust, thought to be Agrippina the Younger, Roman empress 15-59 AD, Roman, 1st century AD, in the Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the MUHBA Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302, the Casa Padellas, the Palau Comtal, the Watchtower of King Marti and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of MUHBA or the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Jose Marti, 1853-95, Cuban politician, inaugurated 2018, at the old Fabra i Coats factory in San Andreu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Fabra i Coats was a large industrial site with cotton spinning factory employing 3000 people in the early 20th century. The factory declined from the 1970s and closed in 2005. A portion of the industrial site has since been refurbished as a cultural centre, the Centre Can Fabra, housing a library, startup companies, artist studios, contemporary arts centre and community and social centres. The remaining factory is destined to also become a cultural space. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Jose Marti, 1853-95, Cuban politician, inaugurated 2018, at the old Fabra i Coats factory in San Andreu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Fabra i Coats was a large industrial site with cotton spinning factory employing 3000 people in the early 20th century. The factory declined from the 1970s and closed in 2005. A portion of the industrial site has since been refurbished as a cultural centre, the Centre Can Fabra, housing a library, startup companies, artist studios, contemporary arts centre and community and social centres. The remaining factory is destined to also become a cultural space. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reliquary bust of St Juliana, sculpture with copper, gilding, gesso and tempera, c. 1376, by the workshop of Giovanni di Bartolo, Italian, in the Treasury of The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eleanor of Aragon, Renaissance marble bust, 1468, by Francesco Laurana, 1458-1502, from the Monastero di Santa Maria del Bosco, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eleanor of Aragon, Renaissance marble bust, 1468, by Francesco Laurana, 1458-1502, from the Monastero di Santa Maria del Bosco, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cosimo Buonanotti, 1770-1858, portrait bust, 1850-57, by Aristodemo Costoli, in the Camera degli Angioli, in Casa Buonarotti, the 17th century palace home of the Buonarotti family, on Via Ghibellina in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The building is now a museum dedicated to the work of Michelangelo Buonarotti. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Louis Gabriel Suchet, Duke of Albufera, Marshall of the Empire in 1772, sculpted 1826, in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau de Bizy, built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle, Marshal of France, c. 1740, in Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France. This room displays many First Empire antiques collected by Marechal Suchet and his descendants, the dukes of Albufera. The chateau was a royal residence, owned by Louis XV, the Duke of Penthievre and King Louis-Philippe. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of a Roman emperor or statesman, from the collection of Napoleon, in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Moliere, contemporary, on the mantelpiece in the Chamber of the Muses, in the State Apartment of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Moliere, contemporary, on the mantelpiece in the Chamber of the Muses, in the State Apartment of the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis XIV, marble bust, inspired by Bernini, with the king in armour, in the Square chamber, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room is decorated in French Renaissance style, and is decorated with scenes of battles of the Marshall de Villars. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Roman Emperor Vespasian, 9-79 AD, from the collection of Napoleon, in the Grand Salon, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis XIV, marble bust, inspired by Bernini, with the king in armour, in the Square chamber, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room is decorated in French Renaissance style, and is decorated with scenes of battles of the Marshall de Villars. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone male bust in a medallion in the hall housing the staircase of honour, in Citeco, Musee de l’Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone female bust in a medallion in the hall housing the staircase of honour, in Citeco, Musee de l’Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at the entrance to the museum at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Walter Scott, by Sir Francis Chantrey, in the library, containing Scott's collection of books, manuscripts, tracts and chapbooks, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Marie d’Anjou, 1404-63, queen of France and wife of Charles VII, marble, made in 1463, on loan from the Musee du Louvre, Paris, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Charles VII, 1403-61, king of France 1422-61, marble, made in 1463, on loan from the Musee du Louvre, Paris, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Charles VII, 1403-61, king of France 1422-61, marble, made in 1463, on loan from the Musee du Louvre, Paris, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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