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Frédéric-Charles Victor de Vernon (17 November 1858, in Paris – 28 October 1912 in Paris), was a sculptor and engraver of French medals.
In 1900, he designed the official medals for the
Some of his works
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Biography
He was educated at theÉcole des beaux-arts
; ) refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The term is associated with the Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-Arts style in architecture and city planning that thrived in France and other countries during the late nineteenth centu ...
where his teachers were Jules Cavelier, Jules-Clément Chaplain
Jules-Clément Chaplain (12 July 1839 – 13 July 1909) was a French sculptor and one of its finest medallists. With Louis Oscar Roty (1846–1911) he helped found the Art Nouveau movement.
Chaplain was born in Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, and i ...
, and Émile Tasset.
In 1881, he won second great 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 1887 the first grand prix of Rome, after which he spent three years at the villa Médicis
The Villa Medici () is a sixteenth-century Italian Mannerist villa and an architectural complex with 7-hectare Italian garden, contiguous with the more extensive Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in the historic c ...
.
In 1900, he designed the official medals for the 1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics (), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin ...
held in Paris
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. These medals are unique in being the only Olympic medals to be rectangular rather than the traditional circular design.
Member of the Société des artistes français
The Société des Artistes Français (, meaning "Society of French Artists") is the association of French painters and sculptors established in 1881. Its annual exhibition is called the "Salon des artistes français" (not to be confused with the ...
since 1896, he was elected member of the Académie des beaux-arts
The (; ) is a French learned society based in Paris. It is one of the five academies of the . The current president of the academy (2021) is Alain-Charles Perrot, a French architect.
Background
The academy was created in 1816 in Paris as a me ...
in 1909.Catalogue général illustré des Éditions de la Monnaie de Paris, sans date (1985)
Bibliography
* E. Bénézit, ''Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs''. 1976. Tome 10, page 469.References
External links
*Some of his works
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