List Of Works By Antonin Mercié

This is a list of some of the works of the French sculptor and painter Antonin Mercié.

Biography

Marius Jean Antonin Mercié was born in Toulouse and attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied under François Jouffroy and Alexandre Falguière. In 1868, he won the Prix de Rome with the composition ''Thésée vainqueur du Minotaure''.

In 1872, and whilst working in Rome, courtesy of the Prix de Rome, he submitted the work entitled ''David vainqueur du Goliath'' to the Paris Salon and this won him the Salon's "medaiile de première classe". By 1874 Mercié's fame was growing and in that year he submitted the work ''Gloria Victis'' (Gloire aux Vaincus) to the Salon and this enjoyed great success. In this composition Mercié marked the defeat of 1870 but glorified the patriotism and heroism of the French soldiers. ''Gloria Victis'' has been used on many monuments.

Antonin Mercié was to produce a number of works with the theme of patriotism. The enigmatic ''Quand meme!'' used on the Belfort memorial and the work ''Jeanne d'Arc relevant l'épée de 1a France'' were two such works.

From 1880 onwards he practiced also as a painter and was made Professor of design and sculpture at the École des Beaux Arts where he was to inspire many artists including Constantin Brâncuși. In 1891 he entered the Institut français and in 1913 was made President of the Société des artistes français.

Mercié is regarded as having been a member of the group known as the "École toulousaine" along with Laurent Marqueste (1848–1920), Victor Segoffin (1867–1925), Jean-Marie Mengue (1855–1949) and Auguste Seysses (1862–1946). Alexandre Falguière was regarded as the group's leader.

List of principal works

Gallery

File:Antonin Mercié, Quand même ! Ligue des Patriotes 1883.jpg, Medal struck for the Ligue des Patriotes and featuring the composition "Quand même".
File:(Toulouse) - Jardin du Grand Rond - Statue du poète toulousain Louis Vestrepain par Antonin Mercié.jpg, Statue of Louis Vestrepain in the Grand Rond, Toulouse.
File:Gisants du prince de Joinville et du duc d'Alençon.jpg, Effigies of François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville and Ferdinand d'Orléans, Duke of Alençon.
File:Gisant d'Henri d'Orléans.jpg, Effigy of Henri d'Orléans in Chapelle royale Saint-Louis de Dreux.
File:Père-Lachaise - Division 8 - Laurent-Pichat 01.jpg, Medallion by Mercié on the tomb of Laurent-Pichat
File:Père-Lachaise - Adolphe Thiers 02.jpg, Adolphe Thiers' mausoleum. Chapu's relief can be seen over the door. Mercié's sculpture is inside the mausoleum.
File:Statuia lui Alexandru Lahovary.jpg, Statue to Alexandru Lahovary in Bucharest
File:Père-Lachaise - Paul Baudry 01.jpg, Part of composition on tomb of Paul Baudry. A winged angel is about to place a crown of laurels on Baudry's head.
File:Monument Ave Robert E. Lee.jpg, Photograph of the statue of Robert E. Lee in Monument Ave., Richmond, Virginia
File:Mercie-gloria-victis new.jpg, ''Gloria Victis''- Glory to the vanquished. The version shown here exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, US.
File:Statue de Jules Ferry à Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (cropped).jpg, Statue of Jules Ferry in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
File:Général Faidherbe Lille 12018 5.jpg, Equestrian statue of General Faidherbe in Lille.
File:Denhaag kunstwerk koning willem II.jpg, Statue of Willem II in The Hague.
File:Copenhagen david statua2.JPG, Bronze statue of David (a "clothed" version of Mercié's ''David'') inside the University of Copenhagen.
File:Copenhagen david statua1.JPG, Bronze statue of David (a "clothed" version of Mercié's ''David'') inside the University of Copenhagen.
File:Père-Lachaise - Adolphe Thiers 04.jpg, Tomb of Adolphe Thiers
File:Genius of Arts Mercie Louvre.jpg, ''The Genius of Arts'' by Mercié. Can be seen on the façade of the Louvre facing the river Seine, Paris.
File:Tombe osiris.JPG, Tomb of Daniel Iffla at Montmartre Cemetery, Paris.
File:Père-Lachaise - Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières 03.jpg, Medallion by Mercié on tomb of Raymond Séré de Rivières.
File:Perpinyà - Francesc Aragó per Antonin Mercié.jpg, Statue of François Arago in Perpignan
File:Erindring (Memory) Antonin Mercié.jpg, ''Souvenir'' by Mercié. There are two marble copies of Mercié's work in circulation. The one photographed here is in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the second is held in Paris' Musée d'Orsay.

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