Michel Liénard
Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard (1810–1870) was a French sculptor and ornamentalist.
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Michel Liénard
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- Full name
- Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard.
- Born
- 1810. · La Bouille.
- Died
- 1870. · Brussels.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- sculptor, draftsperson and ornamentist.
- Fields
- art of sculpture and decorative art.
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs.
- Languages
- French.
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Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard (1810–1870) was a French sculptor and ornamentalist.
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Michel Liénard (1810–1870) was a draftsperson, ornamentist and sculptor, of French nationality. The draftsperson was born Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard in La Bouille and died in Brussels.
Michel Liénard was educated at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. Activity centred on art of sculpture and decorative art.
Languages used include French. Works are held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Michel Liénard studied at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. Gaston Virebent and Charles Joseph Marie Jeanselme are recorded as having studied under Michel Liénard. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture and decorative art. Work by Michel Liénard is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Variants of the same fountain design were used by Liénard multiple times, with minor alterations: • Brewer Fountain, Boston (Massachusetts, United States of America) • Steble Fountain, Liverpool (England, United Kingdom) • Tourny Fountain, Quebec City (Quebec, Canada), previously in Bordeaux (France) • Tourny Fountain, Soulac-sur-Mer (France) • Mail Fountain, Angers (France) • Fountain in Prince's Square, Launceston (Tasmania, Australia) • Fountain in the English garden in Geneva (Switzerland) Among his other fountains based on different designs: • Fontaine des-Arts-et-Metiers, Square Émile-Chautemps, Paris (1860).
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Michel Liénard is recorded with the occupation draftsperson. Recorded at birth as Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard. Recorded as sculptor, draftsperson and ornamentist. The authorities additionally record the heading Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard.
Porte initiale du passage Jouffroy sur le boulevard Montmartre, gravée dans la 4e partie du Paris moderne de Louis Normand (1857)
Louis Marie Normand
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1810
Michel Liénard was born on 17 September 1810.
1870
Michel Liénard died on 29 December 1870.
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La Bouille.
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Michel Liénard studied at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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