Honoré Jean Aristide Husson (born in Paris on 1 July 1803, died in

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on 30 July 1864) was a French academic sculptor of the 19th century.

Biography

He was the pupil of

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. In 1827, he won the 2nd

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 1827 and in 1830 the first Prix de Rome. He lived in the

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from 1831 to 1836. Back in Paris, he participated in exhibitions from 1837 and won a 2nd class medal in 1837 and a first class medal in 1848. On 9 May 1853, he married Sophie Desiree Marie Tremblay in Paris.

Main works

Husson received many State orders, including : * ''L'Ange gardien offrant à Dieu un pécheur repentant'' * A bust of

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for the Académie de l’Été et l’Automne * Figures from one of the fountains of the

Place de la Concorde The Place de la Concorde () is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées. ...

, Rome, 1839 * Two busts of Boissy d'Anglas and Chancellor Dambray * ''Marguerite de Provence'', 1847, and ''Eustache Lesueur'', 1853,

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* ''Summer and Autumn'', figures of one of the fountains of the Place de la Concorde, 1839 * Statues of Voltaire and Bailly at Old

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* ''Saint Bernard'' at the Madeleine * ''Gouvion St Cyr'' at the

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* ''Anges en adoration'',

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* Statue of Clovis, Church of St. Clotilde * Eustache Lesueur, Jacques Sarrazin and General Desaix the new

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* Statue of Coulomb, Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers * Dagobert, Tower of

Saint Germain l'Auxerrois The Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris, Roman Catholic Church (building), church in the First Arrondissement of Paris, situated at 2 Place du Louvre, directly across from the Louvre Palace. It was named ...

* St. Mathias, St. Simon and St. Jude, Church of Saint Eustache

References

External links

Works by Husson, on ''A&A, Art and Architecture''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Husson, Honore-Jean-Aristide 1803 births 1864 deaths Sculptors from Paris Prix de Rome for sculpture 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists