Pierre-Jean DAVID d'ANGERS (1788 - 1856). French sculptor an - Lot 23

Pierre-Jean DAVID d'ANGERS (1788 - 1856). French sculptor and medallist. Grand prix de Rome, he created the pediment of the Pantheon in Paris. - L.a.s. "David d'Angers" S.l.n.d. Friday, one page one-third in-12. Apologizing for his delay in replying to her, as he was unwell, and congratulating him on his articles on Reynouard. Henri MARTIN (1810-1886). Republican and freethinker, he was editor-in-chief of Le Siècle. He was mayor of Paris's 16th arrondissement in 1870, and again from 1880 to 1883. Elected to the Académie française to replace Adolphe Thiers. - Set of documents concerning his teaching appointments, including a letter signed by Minister Hippolyte CARNOT appointing him to teach a course in modern history at the Faculté des lettres in Paris, in May 1848. - L.a.s. "H. Martin" Paris January 19 (1882) 2 pp. in-12. Short letter addressed to Léon GAMBETTA: "... You alone can pull us out of this crisis out of all proportion to its causes and so dangerous ... Yours sincerely. H. Martin. Provenance: - Estate of Henri MARTIN (1810-1886). - By descent to the present day