Étienne Pagny
Étienne Pagny (29 October 1829, Lyon - 28 December 1898, Lyon) was a French sculptor, known primarily for decorative work and Bust (sculpture), busts. Life and works He was born to Jacques Pagny, a manufacturer of Tulle, and his wife Élizabeth, née Courbon, from Thèze, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Thèze. He began his studies at La Martinière College, where he originally studied architecture before deciding to become a sculptor. In pursuit of that goal, he enrolled at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon. He was there from 1847 to 1849. His teachers included and Joseph-Hugues Fabisch. Upon completing his courses, he went to Paris and took a position in the studios of .M.Audin and E.Vial, ''Dictionnaire des artistes et ouvriers d'art du Lyonnais'', Bibliothèque d’Art et d’Archéologie, 1918-1919 He was there for only a short time when he was conscripted to serve with the forces of General Nicolas-Charles Oudinot, during the First Italian War of Independe ...
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