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| Keywords: Sketch of a French Empire style clock. St. Vincent de Paul.jpg en Watercolour and gouache over lithographic line on laid paper Inscribed Réduit de moitié reduced by half Dimensions 47 7 cm by 31 8 cm To be executed in gilt bronze; enamel dial The priest cradling a foundling while gesturing towards another on the ground in front of a milestone containing the clock; the base frieze with developed anthemion mount Saint Vincent de Paul circa 1580-1660 was a French priest of humble peasant origin who devoted his life to the relief of the poor Hall 322 He is commonly depicted in the act of rescuing destitute children as on the reliquary made for the church of the Madeleine Paris in 1848 exhibited Un age d ™or 1991 cat 277 He founded The Congregation of Mission Priests and The Sisters of Charity; both these missionary organisations continue today and their work is worldwide http //watercolours-drawings com/details asp subGalID 5 index 12 author circa 1825 PD-Art French Empire style mantel clock Sketches | ||||
