About
French sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school whose sculptures often featured voluptuous women figures.
Before fame
He studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris under teacher François Jouffroy.
Trivia
The majority of his work was made from marble.
Family life
His father was a porcelain-painter and his older brother was also a painter.
Associated with
His most famous piece is a portrait of a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
