1894, France. CENTENARY OF THE FOUNDING OF L??COLE POLYTECHNIQUE. By Max Bourgeois. AE 68mm. OBV: A semi-nude female seated with various symbols of technology; an airship, viaduct and lighthouse in the background. $150. Louis Maximilien Bourgeois (1839-1901) studied at l??cole des Arts D?coratifs and later, under Jouffroy and Thomas at l? ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1863 and continued to do so every year until his death.