Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel
Henri-Joseph Rutxhiel (1775 in Lierneux, Holy Roman Empire – 1837 in Paris, France) was a Belgian sculptor. He belonged to the neoclassicism movement. He was first a shepherd, then a sculptor in his late life.
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Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel
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- Born
- 1775 · Lierneux.
- Died
- 1837 · Paris.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter
- Education
- French Academy in Rome
- Honours
- Prix de Rome
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Henri-Joseph Rutxhiel (1775 in Lierneux, Holy Roman Empire – 1837 in Paris, France) was a Belgian sculptor. He belonged to the neoclassicism movement. He was first a shepherd, then a sculptor in his late life.
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In 1800, he became the pupil of Jean-Antoine Houdon, then that of sculptor Philippe-Laurent Roland and the painter Jacques-Louis David. In 1809, he won the Prix de Rome for sculpture with a relief Dédale attachant des ailes à son fils Icare and then went to the Villa Medici.
Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel studied at French Academy in Rome. Places of work recorded in the authority are Liège, Rome and Paris. Work by Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel is recorded in the collections of Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and Musée Granet. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.
• Zéphyr enlevant Psyché 1814, group, marble, Paris, musée du Louvre • Le Roi de Rome (1811), bust, marble, château de Chimay • Portrait d'Elfriede Clarke de Feltre, bust, marble, Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts • Buste du Duc de Berry (Duke of Berry) en costume militaire, bronze, Paris, musée du Louvre • Illustration — Bust of Gréty, 1804–1805. • Illustration — Bust of Elfride Clarke de Feltre, 1813. • Illustration — Zéphyr rapting Psyché, 1814. • Illustration — Statue of Suffren, 1819.
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1775
Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel born at Lierneux.
1837
Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel died at Paris.
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Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel received Prix de Rome.
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