Léon-Alexandre Delhomme (20 July 1841, in Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche – 1895 or 1893, in Paris) was a French sculptor. He is immortalised by a statue in the cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.In Le guide des effigies de Paris, by Jean-Pierre Thomas, Éditeur L'Harmattan, 2003, p. 130,
Life He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, in the studio of Augustin Dumont (1801–1884) and of Joseph-Hugues Fabisch.
In 1867, he was elected to the municipal council of Paris.Member of the municipal council of Paris.
Works
Statue of the Republic, in the main amphitheatre of the Sorbonne (1889).Republic, 1889. She is shown as a wise woman between an urn and a lion "removing the veil of ignorance from a young Frenchman", in one of the university's least neutral sculptures (commissioned by Soitoux).A République. Statue of Louis Blanc (1811–1882) in bronze, melted down during World War Two, located on Place Monge (Paris, 5th arrondissement) Above the entrance to the Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville - Paris (4th arr.) Bust of the French doctor Stanislas Laugier (1799–1872) Statue Defiance known as The GaulDefiance. Démocrite méditant sur le siège de l'âme. Standing warrior (Gaul) Standing warrior. Medal of Jean-Charles Adolphe AlphandMedal of Alphand. Cast iron Vercingetorix, Wounded Gaul, Joan of Arc.
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