Sculptor

Born in Paris, France (1811-1890).
French Neoclassical and Romantic sculptor. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and was a pupil of the sculptor David d’Angers (David d’Angers). In 1836, he won the prestigious Prix de Rome for sculpture, which enabled him to spend five years studying at the Villa Medici in Rome and to draw inspiration from classical and Renaissance sculpture.

His best-known work is the sculptural group "Polyphemus Surprising Acis and Galatea"

 

, which stands in the central niche of the Medici Fountain in the Luxembourg Gardens. In addition, a significant number of the sculptures at the fountain are his work

 

. Other works by him adorn the façade of the Louvre Palace, the Odéon Theatre (Odéon), and the Church of Saint Augustine.