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Head of the colossal statue "Liberty Illuminating the World", Paris Exposition, 1878. Creator: Tomás Carlos Capuz.

Head of the colossal statue "Liberty Illuminating the World", Paris Exposition, 1878. Creator: Tomás Carlos Capuz.

3-069-931 - LTL/Heritage Images

Head of the colossal statue "Liberty Illuminating the World", Paris Exposition, 1878. The head, presented at the Champ de Mars in Paris, was to serve as a lighthouse in New York Harbour. The sculpture, a gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. From "La Ilustración Española y Americana", 1878.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Tomás Carlos Capuz, attributed to: Spanish: Artist, engraver, printmaker
After
  1. Josep Lluís Pellicer Feñé: Spanish, Catalan: Artist, painter, illustrator, cartoonist
People Related
  1. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi: French: Sculptor, artist
  2. Gustave Eiffel: French: Civil engineer
Medium
  1. Engraving
Category Hierarchy

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3366x3736
File Size : 36,842kb

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  1. LTL1038343
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  1. 1190001628
  1. 3-069-931
  1. 3069931
  1. LTL1038343
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