Edme Dumont (1720–1775) was a French sculptor. Dumont was born into a family of sculptors: his father was

François Dumont François Dumont may refer to: *François Dumont (sculptor) (1688–1729), French sculptor *François Dumont (painter) (1751–1831), French painter of portrait miniatures *François Dumont (pianist) François Dumont (; born 19 October 1985 in Lyo ...

, his grandfather Pierre Dumont. He received his first lessons from his father, and was admitted to the

Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture The Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture (; en, "Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture") was founded in 1648 in Paris, France. It was the premier art institution of France during the latter part of the Ancien Régime until it was abol ...

in 1768, with his reception piece '' Milo of Croton''. He married Marie Berthault and they had a son, the sculptor

Jacques-Edme Dumont Jacques-Edme Dumont (April 10, 1761 in Paris – February 21, 1844 in Paris) was a French sculptor. Dumont came from a dynasty of sculptors that included his great-grandfather Pierre Dumont, grandfather François Dumont, father Edme Dumont and ...

. On 10 November 1775 he died at his home at the

Louvre Palace The Louvre Palace (french: link=no, Palais du Louvre, ), often referred to simply as the Louvre, is an iconic French palace located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, occupying a vast expanse of land between the Tuileries Ga ...

and was buried the next day in the

Holy Innocents' Cemetery The Holy Innocents' Cemetery (French: Cimetière des Saints-Innocents or Cimetière des Innocents) is a defunct cemetery in Paris that was used from the Middle Ages until the late 18th century. It was the oldest and largest cemetery in Paris and h ...

. File:Milo of Croton Dumont Louvre MR1839.jpg, '' Milo of Croton'' by François Dumont, reception piece for the

The Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...

, 1768

References

* Collective Acts of civil status of artists, Slatkine, 1972, p. 125/478. Archives of baptisms, marriages and burials of the parish of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois * Dictionary of sculptors of the French school in the eighteenth century. Volume 2 by Stanislas Lami

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* 1720 births 1775 deaths 18th-century French sculptors French male sculptors Sculptors from Paris 18th-century French male artists {{France-sculptor-stub