René de Saint-Marceaux
Charles René de Saint-Marceaux (born September 23, 1845 in Reims , † April 23, 1915 in Paris) was a French sculptor . The Universal Post Memorial in Bern is one of his best-known works .
De Saint-Marceaux was a student of the sculptor François Jouffroy and was admitted to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1905 . Some of his numerous works are in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. However, since these are mainly larger sculptures, there are also some in the streets and squares of his native Reims. His most famous works include the statue of the Abbé Miroy (1873), the secret of the tomb-keeping genius (1879), champagne foam (1887) and the tomb of Alexandre Dumas the Younger .
Saint-Marceaux was also a medalist and collector of ancient Greek coins. In 1907 he was commissioned to create the plaque for the Société française des Amis de la Médaille .
literature
- Union Postale : Sarra Daldoul: Erected 100 years ago: The Universal Postal Monument; Issue 3, pp. 17-19
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ L. Forrer: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Saint-Marceaux, Charles René de. Volume V. Spink & Son Ltd, London 1912, pp. 302 ff .
- ^ L. Forrer, Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Volume V, London 1912, pp. 302 ff.
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| SURNAME | Saint-Marceaux, René de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reims , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1915 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |