Jean-Baptiste Farochon
Jean-Baptiste Eugène Farochon (born March 10, 1812 in Paris , † July 1, 1871 ibid) was a French medalist and sculptor.
Farochon was a student of David d'Angers . In 1835 he won the 1st Grand Prix de Rome and studied from 1836 to 1839 at the Académie de France à Rome in the Villa Medici . He then became a professor at the École de gravure . From 1864 to 1871 he was head of the engraving atelier of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to numerous medals, he created a marble statue and a bust of Jean-Jacques Rousseau owned by the Louvre .
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- Jean Baptiste Eugène Farochon, engraver de medailles
- Les Musées de la Ville de Paris
- La Grande Masse de Beaux-Arts Atelier officiel de Gravure en médailles et pierres fines
- Les statues du Louvre - La statue de Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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| SURNAME | Farochon, Jean-Baptiste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Farochon, Jean-Baptiste Eugène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French medalist and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1871 |
| Place of death | Paris |