Charles-August Mengin
Charles-August Mengin (born July 5, 1853 in Paris , † April 3, 1933 ibid) was a French sculptor and painter of academic realism . He was a student of Alexandre Cabanel .
In 1876 he exhibited his works for the first time at the Paris Salon and was regularly represented there until 1927. His pictures have only recently been rediscovered and reassessed, with one famous exception: Sappho from 1877. The gloomy, erotic picture shows her with Kithara shortly before jumping off a Lefkada rock. It has been in the Manchester Art Gallery's collection since 1884 .
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| SURNAME | Mengin, Charles-August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor and painter of academic realism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1933 |
| Place of death | Paris |