Eugène Delaplanche - Artist Info

About Eugène Delaplanche

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Eugene Delaplanche
  • Biography

    Eugène Delaplanche was born 1836 in Paris and later studied under the academy professor Francisque Joseph Duret (1804-1865) who made several sculptures for the Palace of Versailles. After receiving the Prix de Rome in 1864, Delaplanche spent the years between 1864 and 1867 in Rome and studied at the Villa Medici.

    Especially during the period of the Second Empire, Delaplanche was one of the most successful sculptors in France. Many of his works are found in French museums and churches. The figural group "L'education maternelle" (Maternal education) life-sized in solid marble, stands on Square Samuel-Rousseau in Paris.

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