Robert-Joseph Pothier (1699–1772)

Joseph Kiselewski (1901–1986), Portrait von Robert-Joseph Pothier (1699–1772), Basrelief aus Marmor, Durchmesser: 28 inches, 1950, Standort: United States Capitol, House of Representatives Chamber; Bildquelle: Architect of the Capitol, http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/lawgivers/pothier.cfm.

Robert-Joseph Pothier, judge and Professor of Law in Orléans, investigated Roman and French law and attempted to solve current problems of jurisprudence with a synthesis of the two systems. As the author of Traité des Obligations (1761) and a number of other widely-respected volumes, he exercised a considerable influence on the Code civil, in which a number of his writings were incorporated verbatim.

Joseph Kiselewski (1901–1986), portrait of Robert-Joseph Pothier (1699–1772), bas relief in marble, diameter: 28 inches, 1950, location: United States Capitol, House of Representatives Chamber; source: Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/uscapitol/6241122856/.