Eugène-Louis Lequesne was a French sculptor. Lequesne was born and died in Paris. In 1841, he entered the École nationale des beaux-arts, in James Pradier's workshop. In 1843, he won the second Prix de Rome, and in 1844 the first prize, with a plaster bas-relief entitled Pyrrhus tuant Priam.
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La Renommée retenant Pégase (Renown holding back Pegasus), Palais Garnier, Paris
La Bonne Mère (The Good Mother), Notre-Dame de la Garde, Marseille
Triton blowing on a conch shell situated to the right of the château d’eau, Palais Longchamp, Marseille
Triton blowing on a conch shell, situated to the left of the château d’eau, Palais Longchamp, MarseilleAwards 4
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Eugène-Louis Lequesne was a French sculptor. Lequesne was born and died in Paris. In 1841, he entered the École nationale des beaux-arts, in James Pradier's workshop. In 1843, he won the second Prix de Rome, and in 1844 the first prize, with a plaster bas-relief entitled Pyrrhus tuant Priam. He lived at the Académie de France à Rome from 1844 to 1849, alongside Jean-Louis Charles Garnier. In 1855, he was awarded the Great Prize for sculpture at the Exposition Universelle, and received the Légion d'honneur.
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