Funerary mask, Musee Verlaine, Juniville, Ardennes, France
Funerary mask of Verlaine, plaster, belonging to Dr Guillard, friend of Dr Blanche, copy by F Ruchon, in the Musee Verlaine, formerly the inn Auberge du Lion d'Or, in Juniville, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. The building is opposite the home of Paul Verlaine, French poet, 1844-96, where he lived 1880-82. Verlaine went to the inn every day to write. The museum opened in 1994 on the 150th anniversary of Verlaine's birth, and was inaugurated in 1996. The museum is on the Rimbaud Verlaine Trail. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13812521
Media ID
45420002
Size
4725px x 7087px
(6.2MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
