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Henri Chapu (1833–1891) was a French sculptor.

Chapu was born in Le Mée-sur-Seine on 30 September 1833. He trained at the École Gratuite de Dessin as a tapestry maker. In 1849 his successes led him to the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, where he became a pupil of James Pradier, François Duret and Léon Cogniet. In 1855 he won the Prix de Rome for sculpture with the relief "Cleobis and Biton". He completed his education at the Académie de France in Rome, remaining there until 1861. While there, he worked in the Villa Médicis. During the period of the Second Empire and the Third Republic, Chapu worked on the sculptural decoration of many buildings and public monuments, including the decoration of the façade of the Au Printemps store, the Théâtre de l'Opéra, and the gardens of the Château de Chantilly. Many of Chapu's works take the form of médallions and he is credited with having led a new wave of interest in this medium.

In 1867 Chapu was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, in recognition of his works for the Éxposition Universelle of that year, and in 1880 he was elected to the Academie des Beaux-Arts. He died on 21 April 1891 and is buried in Mée-sur-Seine's cemetery.^[1]

Key [edit]

Meaning
Major works in Paris.
Major works outside of Paris.
Funerary sculptures.
Works shown in museums.

Works [edit]

Gallery [edit]

The tomb of Dupanloup by Chapu in Orléans
View of Chapu/Bouteiller's monument to the painter Jean-François Millet
Pluto by Chapu. Executed in 1885, this marble statue was ordered by the Duke d'Aumale for the grounds of the Chateau de Chantilly.
Marine on Henri Chapu's monument to those soldiers killed during the siege of Paris 1870-1871.
Infantryman on Henri Chapu's monument to those soldiers killed during the siege of Paris 1870-1871.
National Guardsman on Henri Chapu's monument to those soldiers killed during the siege of Paris 1870-1871.
Artilleryman on Henri Chapu's monument to those soldiers killed during the siege of Paris 1870-1871.

External links [edit]

Fidière's biography " Chapu, sa vie et son oeuvre" published in Paris in 1894:

Fidière's biography of Chapu.

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