Baron Thomas Jules Vinçotte (; 1850–1925) was a Belgian sculptor and medallist.

Life

Vinçotte was the son of Jean-Marie Vinçotte, born in

Borgerhout Borgerhout () is the smallest districts of Antwerp, district of Antwerp, Belgium. , the district housed 45,769 inhabitants on 3.93 km². It was an independent municipality until January 1983. The postal area code for Borgerhout is 2140. Geography ...

and brother of the engineer Robert Vinçotte. Thomas initially trained at the

Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels ( ''(ArBA-EsA)''; ) is an art school in Brussels, Belgium, founded in 1711. Starting from modest beginnings in a single room in Brussels Town Hall, Brussels' Town Hall, it has since 1876 been operat ...

in Brussels under

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and

Eugène Simonis Louis-Eugène Simonis (; 11 July 1810, in Liège – 11 July 1893, in Koekelberg) was a Belgian sculptor. Career Simonis studied under François-Joseph Dewandre at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège and at the age of nineteen went to ...

, then continued his education in Paris at the

École des Beaux-Arts ; ) refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The term is associated with the Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-Arts style in architecture and city planning that thrived in France and other countries during the late nineteenth centu ...

under

Pierre-Jules Cavelier Pierre-Jules Cavelier (30 August 1814, in Paris – 28 January 1894, in Paris) was a French academic sculptor. Biography The son of a silversmith and furniture maker, Cavelier was born in Paris. He was a student of the sculptors David d'Angers ...

. He returned to Belgium and from 1886 through 1921 he lectured at the National University of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Vinçotte developed strong social and political ties with the court of

King Leopold II Leopold II (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. Born in Brussels as the second but eldest-surviving son of King Le ...

, as evidenced by his baronial title, his many commissions for large government projects, multiple equestrian statues of the king, portrait busts of the royal family and important officials, and his designs for Belgian coinage circa 1905. A street in

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is named in his honor.

Honours

* 1881: Knight in the Order of Leopold. * 1887: Officer in the Order of Leopold. * 1896: Commander in the Order of Leopold.

Work

* ''Allegory of Truth'', a marble monument to sculptor G. L. Godecharle,

Brussels Park Brussels Park ( ; or ) is the largest urban public park in central Brussels, Belgium. The park was formerly known and is still sometimes colloquially referred to as the Royal Park ( ; ). It was the city's first public park, being originally ...

, 1881 * ''Le dompteur de chevaux'' ("Horse Tamer"), Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, Brussels, 1885 * Bronze monument to François Anneessens, Place Anneessens/Anneessensplein, Brussels, 1889 * Bronze monument to Jan Palfijn, Schouwburgplein,

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, 1889 * Pediment sculpture showing ''Belgium'' flanked by allegorical groups representing ''Industry'' and ''Agriculture'',

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, * Bronze bust of Georges Montefiore-Levi,

University of Liège The University of Liège (), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium founded in 1817 and based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French (language), French. History The university was foun ...

, 1904 * The

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entitled ''Brabant Raising the National Flag'' or ''Quadriga of Brabant'', atop the triumphal arch at the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark, Brussels, with fellow sculptor Jules Lagae, 1904–1905 * Multifigure monument to the Belgian inventor

Zénobe Gramme Zénobe Théophile Gramme (; 4 April 1826 – 20 January 1901) was a Belgian electrical engineer. He was born at Jehay-Bodegnée on 4 April 1826, the sixth child of Mathieu-Joseph Gramme, and died at Bois-Colombes on 20 January 1901. He invent ...

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, 1905 * Two bronze figures of ''Fame'' with chariots, atop the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, installed 1905 * Monument to the Belgian Pioneers in Congo, at the Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, 1921 * Equestrian Statue of Leopold II, /, Brussels, 1926 * Bronze group of ''Seahorses'' and ''Tritons'', for the park of the Royal Castle of Ardenne (transferred to Laeken Park in Brussels) File:Hestebetvinger (København).jpg, ''Le dompteur de chevaux'', Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, Brussels, 1885 File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Monument à François Anneessens - 01.jpg, Monument to François Anneessens, Place Anneessens/Anneessensplein, Brussels, 1889 File:Kmska 6.JPG, ''Fame'' with chariot, atop the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, 1905 File:Monument aux pionniers belges au Congo 01.JPG, Monument to the Belgian Pioneers in Congo,

Cinquantenaire The Parc du Cinquantenaire (; ) or Jubelpark (; ) is a large public, urban park of in the easternmost part of the Brussels and the European Union, European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium. Most buildings of the U-shaped complex that dominate th ...

, Brussels, 1921 File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Statue équestre de Léopold II - 01.jpg, Equestrian Statue of Leopold II, /, Brussels, 1926

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vincotte, Thomas 1850 births 1925 deaths Belgian architectural sculptors People from Borgerhout 20th-century Belgian sculptors 19th-century Belgian sculptors 19th-century Belgian male artists Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels alumni 20th-century Belgian male artists