Henri-Édouard Lombard (21 November 1855 - 23 July 1929) was a French sculptor. He won the

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 1883. He was a Professor of Sculpture at the

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from 1900 to 1929. He designed public sculptures in

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and Paris.

Early life

Henri-Édouard Lombard was born on 21 November 1855 in Marseille. He graduated from the

Career

Lombard began exhibiting his work at the Salon in 1878. He designed a statue of

Pierre Puget Pierre Paul Puget (16 October 1620 – 2 December 1694) was a French Baroque painter, sculptor, architect and engineer. His sculpture expressed emotion, pathos and drama, setting it apart from the more classical and academic sculpture of the ...

on the Place de la Bourse, now known as the Place du Général-de-Gaulle, in Marseille in 1906. It was subsequently moved to Cours Pierre Puget. He designed several statues in the Saint-Pierre Cemetery and a frontispiece called ''La Provence rurale et maritime'' on the building of the Caisse d'Épargne in Marseille. He also designed a statue called ''Nice se donne à la France'' for the Palais des ducs de Savoie in

, ''Samson et Dalila'' in

Agen The commune of Agen (, ; ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux. Geography The city of Agen lies in the southwestern department ...

, and another statue called ''La Vérité'' on the facade of the Palace of Justice of Paris. Lombard won the

for ''Mort de Diagoras de Rhodes'' in 1883. He became a Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

in 1894. He was a Professor of Sculpture at his alma mater, the École des Beaux-Arts, from 1900 to 1929, where he taught evening classes.

Death

Lombard died on 23 July 1929 in Paris.

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1855 births 1929 deaths Sculptors from Marseille École des Beaux-Arts alumni French male sculptors 19th-century French sculptors 20th-century French sculptors Prix de Rome for sculpture Academic staff of the École des Beaux-Arts Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur 19th-century French male artists {{France-sculptor-stub