Georges Jacquot

Georges Jacquot (1794–1874) was a French sculptor.

Biography

Born in Nancy, France in 1794, he was a pupil of Baron Gros and sculptor François Joseph Bosio. In 1820, he won the Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture with a statue named Caïn maudit, entendant la voix de l'Éternel. He died in 1874 in Paris.

Bibliography

• Jeune nymphe descendant dans l'eau, marble, statue, Paris, musée du Louvre
• Cariatide, Paris, palais du Louvre, pavillon Denon
• Jeune triton chevauchant sur un dauphin, group, bronze, Paris, fontaine Gaillon, place Gaillon
• Stanislas Ist, 1831, statue, bronze, Nancy, place Stanislas

References

Bibliography

• Pierre Kjellberg, Le Nouveau guide des statues de Paris, La Bibliothèque des Arts, Paris, 1988
• Emmanuel Schwartz, Les Sculptures de l'École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. Histoire, doctrines, catalogue, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2003

External links

• Works by Jacquot, on Base Joconde