This 1908 marble monument was made by Gabriel Edouard Baptiste Pech (1854-1930) to celebrate French author Charles Perrault (1628-1703).
Many of his famous characters came to life in the 1697 publication of Perrault's "Stories or Tales of Past Times with Morals: Tales of Mother Goose". Some of the characters were based on similar characters in other much older works..such as Puss and Boots which was inspired by a similar character in a 5th Century Hindu collection.

The monument features a bust of a full-faced Perrault wearing a long curly wig and a billowy shirt. The lifesize bust is atop a roughly 9 foot plinth. On the right of the plinth is a figure of Puss In Boots...dressed like a Musketeer. To the left, three young girls hold hands and dance around the monument.

This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.

Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)