Close-up view from below of the statue of Georges-Louis
Close-up view from below of the statue of Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, created by Jean Carlus (1852-1930) in 1902, located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13459811
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45379205
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3744px x 5616px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
