Scheurer-Kestner
The Scheurer-Kestner monument rises six metres in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, one of more than a hundred statues in the park. An obelisk stands at its centre, flanked by two allegorical figures. Truth appears as a naked woman, Justice as a woman in robes.
The subject is Auguste Scheurer-Kestner, a chemist, industrialist and politician from Alsace. He earned respect for his moral authority and his defence of Alfred Dreyfus. Aimé Jules Dalou, born in 1838 and admired for realistic, perceptive work, took the commission in 1899. He died in 1902, leaving only plaster models of the monument. His students saw it through, and the inauguration followed on 11 February 1908.
Wheelchair users can reach the site without difficulty. The Palais du Luxembourg stands nearby, home to the French Senate since the eighteen hundreds. That closeness matters: the man honoured here made his name in French politics.
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