Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
(1827–1875)> SCULPTOR · PAINTER
Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste (14 may 1827, Valenciennes; 12 October 1875, Courbevoie), French sculptor and painter, began his studies privately under the direction of the architect J.-B. Bernard , but, in 1838, he moved to Paris to enroll at the Royal School of Design and Mathematics. His first years in the French capital were filled with hardship, but he managed to survive by creating plaster models for merchants dealing in cheap bronze figures. He obtained his first serious commission in 1843 from…