Frédéric Petit and the work began. The Chief Architect of the Somme, ÉmileRicquier [fr], a disciple of Gustave Eiffel, was responsible for its construction
1890: Dardenne de La Grangerie & Marie O'Kennedy 1888: Jules Ferrand, Léon Ricquier 1887: (the widow of) Victor Leclerc 1886: Ernest d'Hervilly [fr], Alphonse
Halligner ("Boulanger") Hortensius, a butler bass Edmond-Jules Delaunay-Ricquier A corporal bass Georges-Marie-Vincent Palianti A peasant tenor Henry Blanchard
Odette Ricquier (Parséis), Georges Thill (Roland), Henri Le Clezio (Énéas), Martial Singher (Bishop of Blois), Albert Huberty (Phorcas), Armand-Émile Narçon