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Georges Récipon (17 January 1860 – 2 May 1920) was a French painter and sculptor,Exhibition Document, Musée du Chateau, Dinan, Brittany-France, 3 June - 26 September 1986 whose major works are probably his sculptures at the

Grand Palais The (; ), commonly known as the , is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris between the Champs-Élysées and the Seine, France. Construction of the began in 1897 following the demolitio ...

in Paris, consisting of two monumental and exuberant

quadriga A quadriga is a car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast and favoured for chariot racing in classical antiquity and the Roman Empire. The word derives from the Latin , a contraction of , from ': four, and ': yoke. In Latin the word is almos ...

s on the building's roof. He was the son of the Odiot goldsmith/silversmith Paul Edmond Récipon (1832–1898).Suppl. Larousse Illustré, editions before 1920 Other work includes: * Equestrian statue of General Lariboisiere,

Fougères Fougères (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Foujerr'') is a Communes of France, commune and a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France, department, located in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, no ...

, France * ''Nymphs of the Neva'' and ''Nymphs of the Seine'' groups at the

Pont Alexandre III The Pont Alexandre III () is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. The bridge is widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the ...

, Paris

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* http://odiot.com/en/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Recipon, Georges 1860 births 1920 deaths French architectural sculptors 20th-century French sculptors 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists