Monument à Clovis Hugues

English translation

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History

Clovis Hugues was at the same time a politician, poet and Felibrige member. His commemorative monument, erected in 1909, is dedicated primarily to the poet. A pedestal in the form of an obelisk is situated at the centre of a curved bench. The pedestal bears a bronze bust of the poet, and a plaque engraved with a sonnet to the city of Embrun. On the right part of the bench, a sculptured group represents a young girl seated reading a book to a boy standing before her. The pedestal and the plaque are the work of the sculptor Ferdinand Faivre. The bust and the group are the work of Jeanne Royannez-Hugues, widow of the deceased and sculptor. Her grandchildren served as models for the sculptured group.