Albert Darcq
Illustration — Sculpture by Darcq at the Rameau Palace. Albert Darcq (Lille, 8 September 1848 - 8 March 1895) was a French sculptor who was trained by Pierre-Jules Cavelier. He exhibited at the Salon de Paris, and at the Salon des Artistes Français between 1874 and 1892.
Albert Darcq
Édouard-Joseph Boldoduc · bm-lille.fr · Public domain
- Born
- 1848 · Lille.
- Died
- 1895 · Lille.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris · École des beaux-arts de Lille
- Teachers
- Alphonse Colas · Pierre-Jules Cavelier
- Honours
- officier d'académie
- Languages
- French
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1848
Albert Darcq born at Lille.
1895
Albert Darcq died at Lille.
Sculpture of Cleopatra
His 1874 marble medallion Portrait was his first exhibited work. He was awarded the third prize medal in 1881. His pupils included Edgar-Henri Boutry.
Albert Darcq studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and École des beaux-arts de Lille. Training under Alphonse Colas and Pierre-Jules Cavelier is recorded. Edgar-Henri Boutry and Hippolyte Lefèbvre are recorded as having studied under Albert Darcq. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with École des beaux-arts de Lille. Distinctions recorded are officier d'académie.
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Albert Darcq was born in Lille (1848) and died in Lille (1895).
Following restoration, a plaster sculpture of the suicide of Cleopatra, previously thought to be by Darcq, was revealed to be a work by Charles Gauthier after Gauthier's signature was discovered during cleaning.
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Albert Darcq (1848 – 1895) is described as a sculptor in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Titel(s): Buste van François André-Bonte, burgemeester van Lille (Rijsel) ten tijde van de inval van de Oostenrijkers in 1792.
Collectie van het rijksmuseum Amsterdam. — Buste van Albert d'Arcq (fr), zichtbaar in het Canonniers Museum in Lille (Rijsel) / visible au Musée des canonniers de Lille
Buste de François André Bonte, Maire de Lille durant la Révolution de 1789 et le Siège de Lille de 1792. Buste d' Albert Darcq
Collectie van het rijksmuseum Amsterdam. — Buste van Albert d'Arcq (fr), zichtbaar in het Canonniers Museum in Rijsel (Lille) / visible au Musée des canonniers à Lille
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Albert Darcq studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and École des beaux-arts de Lille. He trained under Alphonse Colas and Pierre-Jules Cavelier. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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