Comte Frederic de Merode - Place des Martyrs, Brussels
Art Nouveau memorial to Comte Frederic de Merode (hero of the Belgian Revolution who died at Mechelen in 1830) - Place des Martyrs, Brussels, Belgium - the monument was designed by sculptor Paul Du Bois (based on initial plans by the architect Henry Van de Velde) and inaugurated on September 24th, 1898. The figure is a volunteer wearing the typical blouse of the revolutionaries of the time
Picture No
12458316
Media ID
45726386
Size
3432px x 5180px
(3.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1905
