Allegory decorating the tomb of Edouard Le Mounier in the Saint-Michel cemetery at St Brieuc, Jean Boucher

The sculpture decorating the tomb of eduard le mounier. In the saint-michel cemetery in st brieuc in brittany, france. Le mounier was a french pilot killed in action in 1918. This sculpture is the work of jean boucher (1870-1918). The tomb comprises a marble column surmounted by a bronze bust of le mounier. By the base of the column stands the sculpture shown in this photograph. The sculpture features an allegory for france in the form of a veiled and grieving woman who holds in her arms a wounded bird symbolizing the dead aviator.