Hippolyte Ferrat
Hippolyte Ferrat (1822–1882) was a French sculptor from Aix-en-Provence. He specialised in busts. He designed public sculptures in Provence as well as busts for private collections and city halls.
Also recorded as Jean, Joseph, Hippolyte, Romain Ferrat
Hippolyte Ferrat
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- Name
- Hippolyte Ferrat
- Birth Name
- Jean Joseph Hippolyte Romain Ferrat
- Born
- August 9, 1822
- Birthplace
- Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
- Died
- October 24, 1882
- Occupation
- Sculptor
- Full name
- Jean Joseph Hippolyte Romain Ferrat.
- Nationality
- France.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris.
- Languages
- French.
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Hippolyte Ferrat (1822–1882) was a French sculptor from Aix-en-Provence. He specialised in busts. He designed public sculptures in Provence as well as busts for private collections and city halls.
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Biography
Biography
His work can be found in museums in Europe and the United States.
cariatides représentant les quatre parties du monde (Europe, Afrique, Asie et Amérique) sculptés par Hippolyte Ferrat (1822-1882) se trouvant sur la façade de l'ancien hôtel du Louvre et de la paix (aujourd'hui magasin C A) sur la Canebière à Marseille.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Hippolyte Ferrat • Birth Name — Jean Joseph Hippolyte Romain Ferrat • Born — August 9, 1822 • Birthplace — Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France • Died — October 24, 1882 • Place of death — Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France • Resting Place — Saint-Pierre Cemetery • Occupation — Sculptor
Early life
Early life
Hippolyte Ferrat was born on August 9, 1822, in Aix-en-Provence, France. He was educated at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where James Pradier was one of his professors.
Career
Career
Ferrat designed public sculptures in his hometown of Aix-en-Provence and in nearby Marseille. He designed one of the sculptures at the top of the Fontaine de la Rotonde in 1860. He also designed a bust of François Granet, a painter from Aix, at the top of the Fontaine Bellegarde. Meanwhile, he designed caryatids and the pediment on the Hôtel Louvre et Paix in Marseille. Ferrat designed many busts for private collections and city halls. His sculpture entitled 'Le Prince impérial' is exhibited at the Château de Compiègne. In 1849, he designed The Fall of Icarus, which is now exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Moreover, he designed a bust of Hippolyte Fortoul, a politician, in 1857. It was given to the city of Digne in 1868, and it is still in their collection to this day. In 1858, he designed a statue of François Denis Tronchet, another politician. It was given to the city of Lisieux in 1935, and it is still in their collection. • Illustration — Allegorical figure of America (1863), Hôtel Louvre et Paix, Marseille
Death
Death
He died on October 24, 1882, in Aix-en-Provence. He was buried at the Saint-Pierre Cemetery in Aix.
Identity
Identity
Hippolyte Ferrat is recorded with the occupation sculptor. Recorded as a citizen of France. Recorded at birth as Jean Joseph Hippolyte Romain Ferrat. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Jean, Joseph, Hippolyte, Romain Ferrat. His recorded language was French.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1822
Hippolyte Ferrat was born on 9 August 1822.
1882
Hippolyte Ferrat died at Aix-en-Provence.
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Hippolyte Ferrat was born at Aix-en-Provence.
Birthplace
Hippolyte Ferrat died at Aix-en-Provence.
Deathplace
Aix-en-Provence.
Birth place
Legacy
The Salle Hippolyte Ferrat in Le Tholonet near Aix-en-Provence is named in his honour.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q594480: Hippolyte Ferrat
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- “Hippolyte Ferrat”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Harvsp Baille 1981 p=103 id= .
- 2.Cette statue a été transférée du Palais Royal à la commune de Lisieux où elle est actuellement conservée.
- 3.Ingénieur des Ponts et Chaussées.
- 4.Les deux autres statues figurant L'Agriculture et La Justice sont réalisées respectivement par Louis-Félix Chabaud et Joseph Ramus.
- 5.Adrien Blès. La Canebière dans le temps et dans l'espace. éd. Jeanne Laffitte. 1994. 2-86276-250-4.
- 6.Cet hôtel est réquisitionné par la Marine nationale par décret du , puis occupé par la Kriegsmarine, puis repris par la Marine nationale et enfin vendu à un grand magasin.
- 7.Le palais Longchamp. Images en manœuvres éditions. 1991. 978-2-908445-05-3.
- 8.Plâtre, 1843.
- 9.Plâtre, 1852.
- 10.Marbre, 1879.
- 11.Harvsp Baille 1981 p=105 id= .
- 12.Base Mémoire MHR93_20101300870 buste de marius Granet .
- 13.Base Mémoire MHR93_20101301369 Statue de Laurent Imbert .
- 14.Le Prince impérial
- 15.CDOA- Hippolyte Fortoul.
- 16.François Denis Tronchet.
- 17.La Canebière. Jeanna Laffitte. 1994. 2-86276-250-4.
- 18.Harvsp Vial 1991 p=111 id= .
- 19.Paul Masson (dir.), Encyclopédie départementale des Bouches-du-Rhône, tome 6, Archives départementales des Bouches-du-Rhône, Marseille, 1914, .
- 20.Antigone allant chercher le corps de Polynice.
- 21.Diane de Gabiès.
- 22.Musée de la musique
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Dictionnaire des peintres et sculpteurs de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Jeanne Laffitte. 2006. 978-2-86276-441-2.
- Les petits maîtres d'Aix à la belle époque. Paul Roubaud. 1981.
- Jean Joseph Hippolyte Romain Ferrat dit "Sextius", 1822-1882. Mise en lumière d'un homme de l'ombre. Association Index. 2006. 2-9527517-0-6.
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