Île Saint-Louis in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

A.V. Geoffroy-Dechaume

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022

1. A.V. Geoffroy-Dechaume Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

A.V. Geoffroy - Dechaume
Statuaire 1816 - 1892

Directeur du Musée
de Sculpture Comparée,
habita cette maison pendant 42 ans.

Adjoint de Viollet-le-Duc,
il a restitué les grands programmes de la sculpture du Moyen Âge, disparue au cours de la Révolution.

(English translation:)

A.V. Geoffroy - Dechaume
Statuary 1816 - 1892

Museum Director of Comparative Sculpture, lived in this house for 42 years.

Deputy of Viollet-le-Duc, he restored the great programs of sculpture from the Middle Ages, which disappeared during the Revolution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 48° 51.092′ N, 2° 21.565′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Île Saint-Louis. It is on Quai d'Anjou, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13 Quai d'Anjou, Paris, Île-de-France 75004, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Henry-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (here, next

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to this marker); Honoré Daumier (a few steps from this marker); Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867) (a few steps from this marker); Petit Hôtel de Marigny (within shouting distance of this marker); Vladimir Lossky (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Lederman (within shouting distance of this marker); Philippe Lebon (within shouting distance of this marker); Léon Bourgeois (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume 1816-1892 (geoffroy-dechaume.art). Provides a biography in timeline form, with numerous photos. (Submitted on March 3, 2023.)

A.V. Geoffroy-Dechaume Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022

2. A.V. Geoffroy-Dechaume Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here between the two windows, while the Monceau marker is also seen here, a few steps to the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.