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Henri Marius Ding (30 June 1844 – 1898) was a French
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Henri Ding's works, on ''Culture.gouv.fr''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ding, Henri Knights of the Legion of Honour Artists from Grenoble 1844 births 1898 deaths 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists
Henri Marius Ding (30 June 1844 – 1898) was a French sculptor
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Henri Ding was born in Grenoble
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. His most famous work is the ''Fontaine des trois ordres'' (''Fountain of the three orders'') on the place Notre-Dame in Grenoble. It paid tribute to Dauphiné
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people who brought the beginnings of the French Revolution, and was conducted to celebrate the events centennial in 1888. Ding died in Grenoble.
Henry Ding received the Légion d'honneur
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. Most of his works can be seen in the Museum of Grenoble.
Works
His main works include : *The ''Statue of Liberty'', also named ''Marianne'', àVizille
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*The ''Monument to Xavier Jouvin'', in Grenoble
*Several sculptures in the church of Le Périer
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Gallery
Jean Achard
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File:Statue Xavier Jouvin.JPG, ''Monument to Xavier Jouvin''
References
External links
Henri Ding's works, on ''Culture.gouv.fr''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ding, Henri Knights of the Legion of Honour Artists from Grenoble 1844 births 1898 deaths 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists