Antonin Mercié
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English: Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (October 30, 1845 - December 13, 1916), French sculptor and painter, was born in Toulouse. He entered the École des Beaux Arts, Paris, and studied under Alexandre Falguière and François Jouffroy, and in 1868 gained the Grand Prix de Rome.
[edit] Works
 The Genius of Arts 1877. Louvre’s façade |
 Général Faidherbe à Lille |
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 Grave of Paul Baudry in Père Lachaise. Bust by Paul Dubois , statues by Antonin Mercié. |
 Gloria Victis at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC |
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 Ruiterstandbeeld Willem II, The Hague, Holland. It's a copy of the original in the capital Luxembourg |
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