#fernand arbelot

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Au cimetière du Père-Lachaise à Paris, la pierre tombale de Fernand Arbelot, musicien et acteur français décédé en 1942. Il repose allongé sur une dalle de pierre, le visage tourné vers une silhouette féminine qu’il tient entre ses mains. Son expression est paisible, presque contemplative. L’histoire raconte que Fernand Arbelot formula une dernière volonté avant de mourir pouvoir, même après la mort, continuer à contempler le visage de la femme qu’il a aimée. Et son vœu fut exaucé dans le silence, Fernand continue de regarder son épouse

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The grave of musician and actor Fernand Arbelot, who wished to look at the face of his wife forever after his death in 1942. Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

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The gravesite Fernand Arbelot at Pere-Lachaise cemetery in Paris depicts the actor holding his wife’s severed head. It was designed by Belgian sculptor Adolphe Wansart.

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The grave of Fernand Arbelot, who is remembered for his desire to gaze at the face of his wife, even in death. Not much seems to be known about Arbelot but it is rumored that he killed his wife and then himself during the Nazi occupation of France. The monument was designed by Adolphe Wansart.

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Fernand Arbelot. Cimetière du Père-Lachaise. Paris. Photos by Amber Maitrejean

“They were amazed at the beautiful journey which lead them to the end of life”, so reads the epitaph on the grave of Fernand Arbelot (1880-1942). An obituary published in Le MORNING on Nov. 19, 1942 states that Arbelot was the director of Foreing Westminster Bank Ltd, 18, place Vendome in Paris. Other information states the he was an architect, musician and actor. Arbelot wished for all eternity to gaze upon the face of his beloved. The gisant was sculpted by Adolphe Wansart (1873-1954).

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Grave of Fernand Arbelot at Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.  October 2015.