Auguste Nicolas Caïn (10 November 1821 – 6 August 1894) was a

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sculptor in the Animaliers school, known for his portrayals of wild and domesticated animals.

Life

Caïn was born in Paris, and studied under Rude, Guionnet, and

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(whose daughter he married in 1852). His first exhibit in the Salon of 1846 was a wax model of a linnet defending her nest from a rat, later cast in bronze and shown at the 1855 Salon. Between 1846 and 1888, Caïn exhibited 38 models at the Salon. From 1868 onwards he concentrated on monuments, including the ''Chiens de meute'' at the Château de Chantilly, ''Le Lion de Nubie et sa proie'' in the Jardin du Luxembourg, and ''Tigress and Peacock'' in the Gardens of the Tuileries. In 1879 he assumed management of his father-in-law's foundry upon Mêne's death.

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, a well known librettist, and

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, the painter, were his sons.

Selected works

* Tigre terrassant un crocodile, bronze (1873), jardin des Tuileries. * Lion et lionne se disputant un sanglier, bronze, jardin des Tuileries. Another copy was installed at

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in 1889. * Deux lionnes attaquant un taureau, bronze, 1882, jardin des Tuileries * Tigresse apportant un paon à ses petits, bronze (1873), jardin des Tuileries (Copy, perhaps original in

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, with donor's copy in Kelvingrove Park,

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). * Lionnes du Sahara, bronze (1867), deux exemplaires qui ornent la Porte des lions coté Nord de l' aile de Flore, le coté Sud arbore lui les Lions assis de Barye. * La Tigresse Furieuse, bronze (1863) cadeau au Préfet de Tlemcen ... Algerie (1866) * Le Lion de Nubie et sa proie, bronze (1870), jardin du Luxembourg.

Photos

File:Cain Deux lionnes attaquant un Taureau.jpg , ''Deux lionnes attaquant un Taureau'' File:Tigre-et-crocodile.jpg, ''Tigre terrassant un crocodile'' File:Auguste Cain - Le Lion de Nubie et sa Proie 2.JPG, ''Le Lion de Nubie et sa Proie'' File:Cain Lion et Sanglier.jpg, ''Lion et Sanglier''

References

Literature

* ''Les Animaliers'', Jane Horsell, 1971. * ''The Animaliers'', James Mackay, 1973. * ''Animals in Bronze'', Christopher Payne, 1986. * ''Bronzes of the 19th Century'', Pierre Kjellberg, 1994. * ''A Concise History of Bronzes'', George Savage, 1968. * ''Dictionnaire des Peintres et Sculpteurs'', E. Benezit, 1966.) * ''Dictionnaire de Sculpteurs de l'ecole Francaise'', Stanaslas Lami, 1914.

External links

* 1822 births 1894 deaths Artists from Paris 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists {{France-sculptor-stub