Thomas Jefferson Statue Paris
by Weston Westmoreland
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Thomas Jefferson Statue Paris
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Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Thomas Jefferson Statue in Paris.
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the American Declaration of Independence in 1776, and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom in 1777. Jefferson served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He had previously served as the second vice president of the United States under John Adams between 1797 and 1801. Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation; he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national levels.
Jefferson represented the United States in Paris from 1784 to 1789, playing a lead role in shaping American foreign policy during that time. Jefferson was a supporter of the French Revolution although he was opposed to its most violent elements. He was in France when the storming of the Bastille took place. Jefferson also maintained a close friendship with the Marquis de Lafayette, and he consulted with Lafayette during the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
The present day statue that was created by French sculptor Jean Cardot depicts Jefferson with a quill pen in one hand and a drawing of Monticello in the other hand.
The Thomas Jefferson statue was created by Jean Cardot who has produced other life like public statues such as one of Winston Churchill Standing on a base arond 3,5 ft high, the statue itself is around 12 ft high.
This Thomas Jefferson Statue in Paris is located within the 7th Arrondissement on the opposite bank of the Tuileries Gardens, by the Musee d’Orsay.
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May 19th, 2021
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