Eugène-Louis Lequesne (or Le Quesne) (15 February 1815 – 3 June 1887) was a French sculptor. Lequesne was born and died in Paris. In 1841, he entered the École nationale des beaux-arts, in

James Pradier James Pradier (born Jean-Jacques Pradier, ; 23 May 1790 – 4 June 1852) was a Genevan-born French sculpture, sculptor best known for his work in the neoclassicism, neoclassical style. Life and work Born in Geneva (then Republic of Geneva), Prad ...

's workshop. In 1843, he won the second

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

, and in 1844 the first prize, with a plaster

bas-relief Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces are bonded to a solid background of the same material. The term '' relief'' is from the Latin verb ''relevo'', to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that th ...

entitled ''Pyrrhus tuant Priam'' (''Pyrrhus killing Priam''). He lived at the

Académie de France à Rome The French Academy in Rome (french: Académie de France à Rome) is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio (Pincian Hill) in Rome, Italy. History The Academy was founded at the Palazzo Capranica in ...

from 1844 to 1849, alongside Jean-Louis Charles Garnier. In 1855, he was awarded the Great Prize for sculpture at the Exposition Universelle, and received the

Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

Main works

* figures representing Rouen and

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

, on the façade of the Gare du Nord, Paris, circa 1862 * colossal finial figure of ''La Bonne Mère'' (''The Good Mother''),

Notre-Dame de la Garde Notre-Dame de la Garde (literally: Our Lady of the Guard), known to local citizens as ''la Bonne Mère'' (French for 'the Good Mother'), is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France, and the city's best-known symbol. The site of a popular Assump ...

, Marseille, 1867 * plaster figure of '' Camulogene'', Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, 1872 * two ''Pegasus'' figures, Palais Garnier, Paris * ''Faune Dansant'' (''Dancing Faun''),

Jardin du Luxembourg The Jardin du Luxembourg (), known in English as the Luxembourg Garden, colloquially referred to as the Jardin du Sénat (Senate Garden), is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. Creation of the garden began in 1612 when Marie de' ...

, Paris * ''La Foi, La Charité et L'Espérance'' (''Faith, Charity and Hope''), Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris * two

medallions Medallion or Medallions may refer to: * Medal (shortening of "medallion"), a carved or engraved circular piece of metal issued as a souvenir, award, work of art or fashion accessory * Medallion (architecture), a large round or oval ornament on a bu ...

on the façade of the

Musée de Picardie The Musée de Picardie is the main museum of Amiens and Picardy, in France. It is located at 48, rue de la République, Amiens. Its collections include artifacts ranging from prehistory to the 19th century, and form one of the largest regiona ...

in Amiens: ''Thuillier Constant'' and ''Du Cange'' * two

caryatid A caryatid ( or or ; grc, Καρυᾶτις, pl. ) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term ''karyatides'' literally means "ma ...

s on the façade of the

in Amiens: ''L'Industrie'' and ''La Sculpture'' * ''Masque d’Homère'' (''Mask of Homer''), Museum of Beaufort * ''Faune Dansant'' (''Dancing Faun''),

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux is the fine arts museum of the city of Bordeaux, France. The museum is housed in a dependency of the Palais Rohan in central Bordeaux. Its collections include paintings, sculptures and drawings from the 15t ...

* ''Prêtresse de Bacchus'' (''Priestess of Bacchus''), Museum of Cambrai * ''À quoi rêvent les jeunes filles'' (''What young girls dream of'') and ''Vercingétorix vaincu défiant les soldats romains'' (''Defeated Vercingetorix defying Roman soldiers''), Museum of Chartres * ''Le buste de Laënnec'' (''Bust of Laënnec), Faculté de médecine de Paris * ''Thuillier'', Museum of

Roanne Roanne (; frp, Rouana; oc, Roana) is a commune in the Loire department, central France. It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (Fre ...

* ''Le Maréchal de Saint-Arnaud'' (''Marshal Saint-Arnaud''), Palace of Versailles * ''Renommée retenant Pégase'' (''Renown holding back Pegasus''), Musée d'Orsay, Paris

References

External links

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Works by Lequesne, on ''Paris Sculptures'' (photos)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lequesne, Eugene-Louis 1815 births 1887 deaths French architectural sculptors Artists from Paris Prix de Rome for sculpture 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur 19th-century French male artists