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Léon-Alexandre Delhomme

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Léon-Alexandre Delhomme
Born20 July 1841
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Died16 March 1895
Paris
NationalityFrench

Léon-Alexandre Delhomme (20 July 1841, in Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche – 1895 or 1893, in Paris) was French sculptor. He is immortalised by a statue in the cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.[1]

Life

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He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, in the studio of Augustin Dumont (1801–1884) and of Joseph-Hugues Fabisch.

In 1867, he was elected to the municipal council of Paris.[2]

Works

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Democrites meditating on the seat of the soul, garden of the musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.
  • Vercingetorix,
  • Wounded Gaul,
  • Joan of Arc.

Notes

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  1. ^ In Le guide des effigies de Paris, by Jean-Pierre Thomas, Éditeur L'Harmattan, 2003, p. 130, ISBN 978-2-7475-2314-1
  2. ^ Member of the municipal council of Paris.
  3. ^ Republic, 1889.
  4. ^ A République. Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Defiance.
  6. ^ Standing warrior. Archived 2009-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Medal Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine of Alphand.