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Gabriel-Jules Thomas (10 September 1824 – 8 March 1905) was a French sculptor, born in Paris.
Thomas attended the École des Beaux-Arts and in 1848 he won the Prix de Rome in the sculpture category with his ''Philoctète partant pour le siège de Troie'' ("Philoctetes Leaves for the Siege of Troy") in plaster. This piece was briefly displayed in New York City at the Dahesh Museum of Art for their 2005–2006 exhibition entitled "The Legacy of Homer." It is normally kept at the Ecole Nationale SupĂ©rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
He later taught at the Ecole. Among his students were Gaston Lachaise.and American sculptor, August Zeller.
Gabriel-Jules Thomas (10 September 1824 – 8 March 1905) was a French sculptor, born in Paris.
Thomas attended the École des Beaux-Arts and in 1848 he won the Prix de Rome in the sculpture category with his ''Philoctète partant pour le siège de Troie'' ("Philoctetes Leaves for the Siege of Troy") in plaster. This piece was briefly displayed in New York City at the Dahesh Museum of Art for their 2005–2006 exhibition entitled "The Legacy of Homer." It is normally kept at the Ecole Nationale SupĂ©rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
He later taught at the Ecole. Among his students were Gaston Lachaise.and American sculptor, August Zeller.
Works
* '' Virgil'', 1861, marble, Paris,Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay ( , , ) ( en, Orsay Museum) is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art ...
* ''Mademoiselle Mars
Mademoiselle Mars (pseudonym of Anne Françoise Hyppolyte Boutet Salvetat; 9 February 1779 – 20 March 1847), French actress, was born in Paris, the natural daughter of the actor-author named Monvel (Jacques Marie Boutet) (1745–1812) and Jean ...
'', plaster, Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers
* ''The Stoning of St. Stephen
Stephen ( grc-gre, ÎŁĎ„Îφανος ''StĂ©phanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...
'', the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is a church in Paris, France, on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève in the 5th arrondissement, near the Panthéon. It contains the shrine of St. Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris. The church also contains the tombs of Bl ...
, Paris, 1863
* ''Frankfurt'', 1864–1865, stone, Paris, façade for the Gare du Nord
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train station
* ''Bust of Augustin Dumont'', bronze, 1877, Pont-Audemer, Musée Alfred Canel
* Memorial to Baron Taylor, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, circa 1879
External links
* 1824 births 1905 deaths Sculptors from Paris French sculptors French male sculptors Prix de Rome for sculpture {{France-sculptor-stub