Gabriel Thomas

Deceased Person

1824 – 1905

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Who was Gabriel Thomas?

Gabriel-Jules Thomas was a French sculptor, born in Paris.

Thomas attended the École des Beaux-Arts and in 1848 he won the Prix de Rome in the sculpture category with his Philoctète partant pour le siège de Troie in plaster. This piece was briefly displayed in New York City at the Dahesh Museum of Art for their 2005–2006 exhibition entitled "The Legacy of Homer." It is normally kept at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

He later taught at the Ecole. Among his students was Gaston Lachaise.

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Born
Sep 10, 1824
France
Nationality
  • France
Died
Mar 8, 1905

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on July 23, 2013

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