Bust in bronze by Michel Mercier
Bust in bronze by Michel Louis Victor Mercier, born in Meulan the 24th of May 1810 and died in 1984.He entered in “l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts” in 1831 and was student of Pradier.He was one of the 8 students of the master who created his tomb in the “Pere Lachaise” cemetery.A statue in marble of Ste Genevieve can be seen in the jardin du Luxembourg in Paris and many other busts are kept in the museum of Versailles.The E. Benezit Dictionnaire des Paintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs lists Professor Michel Mercier on volume 7, page 340.
From Paris - Circa 1850
Dimensions: 10cm wide X 7 deep X 25 high

Print this page