Antoine-Augustin Préault
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Antoine-Augustin Préault was a French sculptor of the "Romantic" movement. Born in the Marais district of Paris, he was better known during his lifetime as Auguste Préault.
Silence (1842), Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
Tomb of Charles-Michel de L'Épée by Antoine-Augustin Préault in the Saint-Roch church in Paris.
"Cavalier gaulois" by Antoine-Augustin Préault. Sculpture on Pont d'Iéna
The Queens of France and Famous Women is a group of sculptures in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. It consists of 20 marble sculptures arranged around a large pond in front of the Palais du Luxembourg. Louis-Philippe I chose the women to be portrayed and most of the sculptures were commissioned around 1843, for around 12,000 francs each, and generally exhibited in the Paris Salons of 1847 or 1848.
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Image: Luxembourg Sainte Bathilde
Image: Plaque Sainte Bathilde
Image: Luxembourg Berthe ou Bertrade