Georges VAN DE VOORDE (1878-1964). "Gabrielle Petit. L'héroïne nationale" Project for a monument for the Schaerbeek cemetery. A tribute to the young 19-year-old resistance fighter shot on 1 April 1916 in Schaerbeek. A nurse, she distinguished herself in espionage activities on behalf of the Allies during the First World War. Terracotta proof. Height: 25 cm. Length: 37 cm. Provenance: Artist's studio. Collection of the Vandevoorde family since the mid-1960s (the spelling of the surname has no space in the civil register). We enclose a certificate of authenticity and provenance signed by Mr and Mrs Vandevoorde, the artist's grandchildren.