Félix-Alexandre Desruelles was a French sculptor who was born in

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...

in 1865. He was runner up for the Prix de Rome in 1891, won the Prix national des Salons in 1897 and a gold medal at l' Exposition Universelle in 1900. He died in

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in 1943. He was a member of the

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and of the

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War memorials

Other works

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Notes

* In the 6th arrondissement of Paris, just by the Saint-Germain-des-Prés church, there is a small public park named after Desruelles, the ''Square Félix Desruelles''. It is here that one can see "La Fontaine pastorale" – see above. * A photograph of the 1887 work "Pastorale", a high-relief in plaster, is one of several photographs in an album of works purchased by the State from the "Service des Beaux-Arts. Salon de 1897""Pastorale"
Archives de France, Dossier Albums des salons du XIXe siècle; salon de 1897. Retrieved 7 October 2012

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Desruelles, Felix 1865 births 1943 deaths Artists from Valenciennes Members of the Académie des beaux-arts 20th-century French sculptors 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists