LE POETE
THÉOPHILE GAUTIER
A VÉCU DANS CETTE MAISON
DE 1828 A 1834

The sign is located in the Place des Vosges, and indicates the place where the French poet and writer Theophile Gauthier lived. Gauthier, who was also the director of a newspaper, also dealt with art criticism.

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Adjacent to the house, there is also a school named after the poet, as can be seen on the following sign:
VILLE DE PARIS
LYCEE
D’ENSEIGNEMENT COMMERCIAL
THEOPHILE GAUTIER

[translation]
CITY OF PARIS
HIGH SCHOOL
BUSINESS EDUCATION
THEOPHILE GAUTIER
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Translation of the text on the sign:
THE POET
THEOPHILE GAUTIER
LIVED IN THIS HOUSE
FROM 1828 TO 1834