Design for a Public Monument to be Erected on a Paris Square, Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houël, French, 1735–1813, Pen and gray ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk, graphite on white laid paper, Recto: In the midst of a plaza, above a basin and fountain cloud of mist, is a colossal globe monument, showing Africa, Europe and Asia above the clouds. On top is a chariot (quadriga) driven by Republican France, accompanied by a winged Liberty. The globe is a symbol of universal equality. People occupy the plaza; some are at the basin's edge. Verso: black chalk sketch of a monument.

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