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{{short description|French sculptor}}

[[Image:Boileau cour Napoleon Louvre.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Nicolas Boileau]]'' by Seurre the Younger, cour Napoléon of the [[palais du Louvre]]]]
[[Image:Boileau cour Napoleon Louvre.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Nicolas Boileau]]'' by Seurre the Younger, cour Napoléon of the [[palais du Louvre]]]]
'''Charles Marie Émile Seurre''' or '''Seurre the Younger''' (22 February 1798 &ndash; 11 January 1858) was a French sculptor.<ref>Ward-Jackson, Philip (1996). "Seurre" in ''The Dictionary of Art'', edited by Jane Turner; vol. 28, p. 506. London: Macmillan. Reprinted 1998 with minor corrections: ISBN 9781884446009.</ref>
'''Charles Marie Émile Seurre''' or '''Seurre the Younger''' (22 February 1798 &ndash; 11 January 1858) was a French sculptor.<ref>Ward-Jackson, Philip (1996). "Seurre" in ''The Dictionary of Art'', edited by Jane Turner; vol. 28, p. 506. London: Macmillan. Reprinted 1998 with minor corrections: {{ISBN|9781884446009}}.</ref>


== Life ==
== Life ==
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== Works ==
== Works ==


* ''Napoleon I'' (1833), standing statue, bronze, Paris, [[Hôtel des Invalides]], cour d'honneur
* ''[[Napoléon I]]'' (1833), standing statue, bronze, Paris, [[Hôtel des Invalides]], cour d'honneur
* ''Napoléon I'', standing statue (smaller version), bronze, Versailles, [[château de Versailles|châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon]]
* ''Napoléon I'', standing statue (smaller version), bronze, Versailles, [[château de Versailles|châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon]]
* ''The Navy'', allegorical figure, Paris, [[Arc de Triomphe]] de l'Étoile, under the arc de triomphe, north [[spandrel]]
* ''The Navy'', allegorical figure, Paris, [[Arc de Triomphe]] de l'Étoile, under the arc de triomphe, north [[spandrel]]
* ''Talent'', statue, Paris, [[cimetière du Père-Lachaise]], tomb of [[Pierre Cartellier]], left side
* ''Talent'', statue, Paris, [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]], tomb of [[Pierre Cartellier]], left side
* A stela with three veiled figures, bas-relief, Paris, cimetière du Père-Lachaise, tomb of Pierre Cartellier, to the right of the tomb
* A stela with three veiled figures, bas-relief, Paris, cimetière du Père-Lachaise, tomb of Pierre Cartellier, to the right of the tomb
* ''Portrait of [[Hugues Quieret]], admiral of France (died 1340)'' (1840), bust, plaster, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
* ''Portrait of [[Hugues Quiéret]], admiral of France (died 1340)'' (1840), bust, plaster, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
* ''[[Louis IX of France|Saint Louis]]'', standing statue, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
* ''[[Louis IX of France|Saint Louis]]'', standing statue, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
* ''[[Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours|Gaston de Foix]], duc de Nemours (1489 - 1512)'' (1842), standing statue, marble, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
* ''[[Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours|Gaston de Foix]], duc de Nemours (1489 - 1512)'' (1842), standing statue, marble, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* {{fr icon}} Simone Hoog, (preface by Jean-Pierre Babelon, with Roland Brossard), ''Musée national de Versailles. Les sculptures. I- Le musée'', Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 1993
* {{in lang|fr}} Simone Hoog, (preface by Jean-Pierre Babelon, with Roland Brossard), ''Musée national de Versailles. Les sculptures. I- Le musée'', Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 1993
* {{fr icon}} Pierre Kjellberg, ''Le Nouveau guide des statues de Paris'', La Bibliothèque des Arts, Paris, 1988
* {{in lang|fr}} Pierre Kjellberg, ''Le Nouveau guide des statues de Paris'', La Bibliothèque des Arts, Paris, 1988
* {{fr icon}} Emmanuel Schwartz, ''Les Sculptures de l'École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. Histoire, doctrines, catalogue'', École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2003
* {{in lang|fr}} Emmanuel Schwartz, ''Les Sculptures de l'École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. Histoire, doctrines, catalogue'', École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2003

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Latest revision as of 21:21, 8 November 2024

Nicolas Boileau by Seurre the Younger, cour Napoléon of the palais du Louvre

Charles Marie Émile Seurre or Seurre the Younger (22 February 1798 – 11 January 1858) was a French sculptor.[1]

Life

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Seurre was born and died in Paris. A student of the sculptor Pierre Cartellier, in 1824 Émile Seurre won the Prix de Rome for sculpture with a relief on the subject Joseph's tunic brought back to Jacob. Like his elder brother Bernard Seurre, he took part in spreading the Napoleonic legend and is best known for his series of statues of 'great men'.

Works

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  • Napoléon I (1833), standing statue, bronze, Paris, Hôtel des Invalides, cour d'honneur
  • Napoléon I, standing statue (smaller version), bronze, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
  • The Navy, allegorical figure, Paris, Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, under the arc de triomphe, north spandrel
  • Talent, statue, Paris, Père Lachaise Cemetery, tomb of Pierre Cartellier, left side
  • A stela with three veiled figures, bas-relief, Paris, cimetière du Père-Lachaise, tomb of Pierre Cartellier, to the right of the tomb
  • Portrait of Hugues Quiéret, admiral of France (died 1340) (1840), bust, plaster, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
  • Saint Louis, standing statue, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
  • Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours (1489 - 1512) (1842), standing statue, marble, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
  • Charles VII, standing statue, marble, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
  • Statue of the young Romain at the musée Crozatier du Puy-en-Velay.

Sources

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  1. ^ Ward-Jackson, Philip (1996). "Seurre" in The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner; vol. 28, p. 506. London: Macmillan. Reprinted 1998 with minor corrections: ISBN 9781884446009.
  • (in French) Simone Hoog, (preface by Jean-Pierre Babelon, with Roland Brossard), Musée national de Versailles. Les sculptures. I- Le musée, Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 1993
  • (in French) Pierre Kjellberg, Le Nouveau guide des statues de Paris, La Bibliothèque des Arts, Paris, 1988
  • (in French) Emmanuel Schwartz, Les Sculptures de l'École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. Histoire, doctrines, catalogue, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2003
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