Esprit Calvet

Esprit Calvet (28 November 1728 – 1810) was a French physician and collector. In his last will, established in 1810 and canceling his previous testament of 1788,^[1] Calvet donated his cabinet of curiosities, his library and art collections to the city of Avignon, his birthplace. The donation was accepted by Napoleon I, 9 April 1811.

Fondation Calvet

The foundation supervises several institutions:

Musée Calvet
Musée Lapidaire

Footnotes

^ See Calvet's testament, 10 January 1810

External links

Fondation Calvet, official site
Musée Calvet & Musée Lapidaire, official site

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Name	Calvet, Esprit
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Date of birth	28 November 1728
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Date of death	1810
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