Théodore-Charles Gruyère
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Théodore-Charles Gruyère (born September 17, 1813 in Paris , † 1885 ) was a French sculptor .
Gruyère made his debut in 1836 as a student of Ramei and Augustin-Alexandre Dumont with a group (young girl and her faithful guardian) who won a medal.
He gained a greater reputation in the following years through Gajus Marius before Carthage , singing David before Saul and in particular through the seven heroes before Thebes (1839), who brought him the Prix de Rome . Likewise by Chactas at Atala's grave and Mucius Scävola (1845 and 1846).
His other works are partly busts, partly statues of saints for several churches, partly allegorical sculptures, e.g. B. the sandstone statues of Basil and Ezekiel in the Church of St. Augustine (1865), the figures of the cities of Laon and Arras on the facade of the North Station, the marble group of maternal tenderness (1869) and a bas-relief each in the Church of St. Thomas d'Aquin and on the facade of the Opéra Garnier .
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| SURNAME | Gruyère, Théodore-Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1885 |