Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France

Detail of the statue called Premier artiste, Age de la pierre taillee (First Artist, carved stone age), created by Paul Richer circa 1891 and located near the Gallery of Minerology, Geology and Paleobotany in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Paul Richer was not only an artist but also a scientist, professor at the Academy of Medecine and head doctor of the Laboratory of the Salpetri"re hospital. 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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