Aimé Charles Irvoy (25 November 1824 in

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– 28 March 1898 in

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, Isère) was a French

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

who lived and worked in Grenoble. He was the pupil of Étienne-Jules Ramey,

Auguste Dumont Augustin-Alexandre Dumont (), known as Auguste Dumont (4 August 1801, Paris – 28 January 1884, Paris) was a French sculptor. Biography Auguste Dumont was one of a long line of famous sculptors, the great-grandson of Pierre Dumont, son of Jacq ...

and

Victor Sappey Victor Sappey (11 February 1801, Grenoble - 23 March 1856), also known as Pierre-Victor Sappey, was a French sculptor. Career In 1824, Sappey worked in Rogge's workshop in Paris before living in Egypt for two years with his friend Jean Achard and ...

. In 1854, he won the second

Grand prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

. In 1856, as the post of school director of architectural sculpture in Grenoble was vacant, he obtained this position and kept it for forty-one years. The old school (1853) and its director's house, located rue Hébert, now house the musée de la résistance et de la déportation de l'Isère, in Grenoble.Resistance-en-isere.com
Retrieved June 17, 2009 In 1861, he married Louise Charrut (1832–1914). His works are mainly kept in the

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and the

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. He is buried at

Saint Roch Cemetery Saint Roch Cemetery () is the first municipal cemetery in the city of Grenoble, France. It was blessed by the bishop of Grenoble Claude Simon on 19 August 1810.According to web site of Association Saint-Roch ! Vous avez dit cimetière ? It is t ...

Main works

* ''Statue of Ronsard'', bronze, Vendôme * ''La Sentinelle gauloise'', 1878, Grenoble * ''L'allégorie de la charité'', pediment of the old civil hospital of Grenoble, rue Félix-Viallet, decommissioned in 1913. It remained in place, hidden under the plaster, the building then housing the Majestic Hotel, until 1944. The pediment is now exposed in the vicinity of the Musée grenoblois des sciences médicales.

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1824 births 1898 deaths People from Vendôme 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists {{France-artist-stub