Statue

The cream-and-brown statue depicts Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine (1807-1864) standing with his right foot slightly forward, his left arm bent, his hand tucked into his jacket, and his right arm resting on two leaves resting on a pillar decorated with a coat of arms, all surrounded by a ribbon bearing the Latin motto “as et origo”, meaning “like the origin”. On the first leaf is the inscription: “Responsible government”, and on the second, “You have the places, but not the power”. He is dressed in a long jacket and lapel over a collared shirt, fastened with a knotted tie.