Show famous statue the tha thinker was exhibited at the georges petit gallery E in 1889 it was one of 38 pieces of sculpture placed on view it was designed to be placed over the ports porte de derder the idea of fashioning was largely due to visit tp to italy in 1876 1875 the 1 sculptor l was c commissioned by M furquet Tur r q e t who told rodin that he wished to have a door for we the proposed palace of decorative arts the tha thinker Is part of rodina magnum ous at the salon of 1904 the figure was waa on exhibition it was planned to be placed on the upper crossbeam of the gat of hell where the thinker could look down on the scenes of human burran cassion passion and woe was extended below him im by public subscription the statue was ultimately purchased and presented to tho the city of paris triumph over scurvy even in desperate cases of scurvy it is said that recovery is hopefully anticipated when the tha de focient vitamin C la is supplied |