Charles Valton (26 January 1851, in Pau – 21 May 1918, in

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) was a French animal

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Life

Charles Valton was born in Pau in the

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but was raised in

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where he frequented assiduously the botanical garden ( ''Jardin des Plantes''). Admitted to the ''beaux-arts'' academy in Paris, he was

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's and

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's (the academy's directors and famous sculptors) student. From 1868 to 1914, Valton produced over 70 animal models and has been nominated professor of sculpture at

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's school in Paris in 1883. One of his famous students is the French sculptor and jeweler Edmond Henri Becker. File:Chien de chasse, Charles Valton.jpg, ''Chien de Chasse'', by Charles Valton (private collection) File:Charles Valton - Préludes d'amour.jpg, ''Préludes d'amour'', by Charles Valton File:Lionne et lionceaux, Charles Valton, Musée Saint-Nazaire Bourbon-Lancy.jpg, ''Lionne et lionceaux'', Charles Valton (Saint-Nazaire Bourbon-Lancy museum)

References

* French Wikipedia Page 1851 births 1918 deaths {{France-sculptor-stub