About
French sculptor and painter known for his monuments of Robert E. Lee, Marquis de Lafayette, and Francis Scott Key.
Before Fame
He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, under Alexandre Falguiere and François Jouffroy.
Trivia
He won the Grand Prix de Rome at the age of 23.
Family Life
His parents raised him in Toulouse.
Associated With
He made a bronze statue of Robert E. Lee which is in Richmond, Virginia.
