Monument to Victor Hugo (detail) - a photo on Flickriver

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By Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)

Known as the Palais Royal Monument

Date : 1890

Medium : bronze

After Victor Hugo’s death in 1885, it was decided to erect a monument in his honour in the Panthéon as a pendant to Injalbert’s statue of Mirabeau. Rodin was awarded the commission in 1889. 

The sculptor chose to depict Victor Hugo in exile, seated amongst the rocks of Guernsey, his arm outstretched as if to calm the waves. It was an image both of the poet lost in contemplation and of the champion of the Republican cause.

Taken in: France / Île-de-France / Paris / Quartier des Invalides (show map)

Taken on: June 2, 2013

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Camera: SAMSUNG GT-S8600, f/2.7, 1/17 sec, 3.4mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	SAMSUNG GT-S8600
Aperture:	f/2.7
Exposure Time:	0.059 sec (1/17)
Focal Length:	3.4mm
ISO:	100
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Picasa
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