Eugène-Louis Lequesne

Eugène-Louis Lequesne (or Le Quesne) (15 February 1815 – 3 June 1887) was a French sculptor.[1] Lequesne was born and died in Paris. In 1841, he entered the École nationale des beaux-arts, in James Pradier's workshop. In 1843, he won the second Prix de Rome, and in 1844 the first prize, with a plaster bas-relief entitled Pyrrhus tuant Priam (Pyrrhus killing Priam). He lived at the Académie de France à Rome from 1844 to 1849, alongside Jean-Louis Charles Garnier. In 1855, he was awarded the Great Prize for sculpture at the Exposition Universelle, and received the Légion d'honneur.

La Renommée retenant Pégase (Renown holding back Pegasus), Palais Garnier, Paris
La Bonne Mère (The Good Mother), Notre-Dame de la Garde, Marseille
Triton blowing on a conch shell situated to the right of the château d’eau, Palais Longchamp, Marseille
Triton blowing on a conch shell, situated to the left of the château d’eau, Palais Longchamp, Marseille

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  1. ^ "LEQUESNE (ou LE QUESNE) Eugène Louis" (in French). Héritage des Échecs Français. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  2. ^ "Eugène Louis Lequesne, Renommée retenant Pégase, en 1865" (in French). Musée d'Orsay. Archived from the original on 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
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