Léon Chavalliaud
Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud (born January 29, 1858 in Reims , † February 5, 1919 in Boissy-sans-Avoir ) was a French sculptor who also worked in England .
Life
After completing his apprenticeship at Atelier Bulteau in Reims, Chavalliaud studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with the help of a scholarship from his hometown . His main teachers were Alexandre Falguière , François Jouffroy and Louis Auguste Roubaud . In the 1880s he received a Prix de Rome for his work Mère Spartiate (" Spartian Mother") . He was now gaining more and more recognition, especially with his portrait sculptures . He lived and worked in England during the 1890s and early 1900s.
Chavalliaud was married to Marie Julienne Rousseau. His remains have been resting on the Cimetière du Nord in Reims since 1923.
Works (selection)
Charles Darwin , Sefton Park, Liverpool
Sarah Siddons , Paddington Green, London
John Henry Newman , Newman Monument , London
Henry Vasnier , Musée des Beaux-Arts, Reims
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Web links
- Short biography (lavieremoise.free.fr, French)
- Short biography (victorianweb.org, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b lavieremoise.free.fr ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chavalliaud, Leon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chavalliaud, Léon-Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reims |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1919 |
| Place of death | Boissy-sans-Avoir |