Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel

Deceased Person

1775 – 1837

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Who was Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel?

Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel was a French sculptor. He belonged to the neoclassicism movement.

He was first shepherd, then sculptor in his late life. In 1800, he became the pupil of Jean-Antoine Houdon, then that of sculptor Philippe-Laurent Roland and the painter Jacques-Louis David. In 1809, he won the Prix de Rome for sculpture with a relief Dédale attachant des ailes à son fils Icare and then went to the Villa Medici.

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Born
1775
Died
1837

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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