The following is a list of works by French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Claude Eugène Guillaume.
Works in cathedrals and churches
Name Location Date Notes"Le couronnement de la Vierge"Marseille CathedralGuillaume's marble relief decorates the centre of the tympanum over the cathedral's entrance.Statue of St GenevièveÉglise Saint Paul-Saint Louis. ParisA work in marble depicting the Saint known as the "protectress of Paris"Statue of Sainte CécileÉglise Saint-Eustache Paris1852Guillaume completed a statue of Sainte Cécile and the compositions " Saül furieux - David jouant de la harpe" for the church organ's casing.Sainte Cécile and other worksÉglise Sainte Clotilde1854Guillaume executed a statue of Sainte Cécile and bas-reliefs depicting scenes from the lives of Sainte Valère (2) and Sainte Clotilde (2) and another depicting the marriage of Sainte Clotilde and King Clovis.Statues of Saint Augustin, Saint Grégoire de Naziance, Saint Hilaire de Poitiers and Saint Athanase Église de la Trinité, Paris1863Guillaume was commissioned to execute these statues on the church's façade.
Beaux-arts de Paris, l'école nationale supérieure
Guillaume was a pupil of the school and won the 1845 Prix de Rome. Several of his works are held in the school's collection.
Name Location Date Notes"Thésée soulevant le rocher, retrouve l'épée de son père"Paris, École Nationale Supéreure des Beaux-arts. 1845Guillaume won the Prix de Rome with his version of that year's chosen subject "Thésée soulevant le rocher". A Ronde-bosse in plaster. Bust of Félix DubanBeaux-arts de Paris, l'école nationale supérieure1884This bronze bust was intended as external decoration for the school. The bust stood on a pedestal with a carving of a cherub.Bust of Pierre-Charles SimartBeaux-arts de Paris, l'école nationale supérieure1884Bust of fellow sculptor.Bust of Jean-Hippolyte FlandrinBeaux-arts de Paris, l'école nationale supérieure1871Bust of the painterRelief portrait of Alexis PaccardBeaux-arts de Paris, l'école nationale supérieureNot known.A bronze medallion depicting the architect.
Works in the Musée d'Orsay Name Location Date Notes"Le Faucheur"Musée d'Orsay, Paris1849This bronze statue of a reaper at work was cast by Eck et Durand. The plaster model was executed by Guillaume at the Villa Médicis and is now located at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Montbard whilst another copy in bronze can be seen at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen. In 1855 the statue was acquired by Napoléon III for his collection then passed to the Musée national du château de Fontainebleau then the Musée du Luxembourg before finally being taken into the Musée d'Orsay."Les Gracques"Musée d'Orsay Paris.1853A double bust in bronze of the Gracchi brothers, Tiberius and Gaius the Roman plebeian nobiles cast by Eck et Durand. Casting was from a plaster model made at the Villa Médicis in 1847 to 1848. A marble version was also made and shown in 1889 at the l'Éxposition Universelle in Paris. The plaster version can be seen at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Montbard and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Angers. The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen also hold a copy. The foundry Barbedienne produced a smaller bronze version. In 1853 the work was acquired by the Musées Impériaux and eventually, in 1986, was taken into d'Orsay. The work was shown at the Paris Salon of 1853."Napoleon III on horseback"Musée d'Orsay, Paris1865An esquisse for a high relief intended as decoration for the "Carrousel du Louvre". Can be seen on the facade of the Préfecture de Marseille.Bust of Madame Pierre-Edouard DumontMusée d'Orsay, Paris1860A marble bustBust of Louis-Pierre BaltardMusée d'Orsay, Paris1873A plaster bust. Baltard was professor of architectural theory at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts.Bust of Monseigneur Georges DarboyMusée d'Orsay, Paris1874Darboy was an Archbishop of Paris shot during the 1871 Paris Commune. The bust is in marble. The plaster model had been acquired by the French State from the 1873 Paris Salon and a bronze version was shown at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900. D'Orsay's marble version was shown at the 1875 Paris Salon, and at the Paris Universal Exhibitions of 1878 and 1889 and at the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1882. The work was also shown at the exhibition "Rodin Rediscovered" held in Washington in 1981."Sapho"Musée d'Orsay, Paris1875A maquette for a work in plaster ordered by the City of Paris and shown at the Salon of 1876. A marble version was shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1878. Below is a copy of the work "Sapho" which stands in front of the mairie of Marpent."Apollon et Daphne"Musée d'Orsay, ParisPlaster working model based on Ovid's "Les Métamorphoses" Book 1, Verses 452-567.AnacréonMusée d'Orsay, Paris1851Guillaume started this sculpture in 1850 whilst at the Villa Médicis and finished it in 1851. A plaster maquette of this work was shown at the 1852 Paris Salon and purchased by the City of Paris. A marble version was made and shown at the 1878 Paris Éxposition universelles and the 1882 Exhibition in Vienna. From 1895 to 1936 it stood in the Paris hôtel de ville. It is now placed in the museum's allée centrale des sculptures. Anacreon was a Greek poet.Bust of François BulozMusée d'Orsay, Paris1877Buloz was the founder of "La Revue des Deux Mondes". This marble bust was shown at the Paris Salons of 1879 and 1883."Orphee"Musée d'Orsay, Paris1878An esquisse for a statuette. A bronze version can be seen on the gable of a house in Paris' "Andromaque et Astyanax"Musée d'Orsay, Paris1881A working model for a statuette in marble which was presented at the Paris Éxpositions of 1889 and 1900. A plaster model was shown at the Paris Salon of 1881 and this was transferred to Montpellier. "Jeune fille à la harpe"Musée d'Orsay, ParisA plaster model of the statuette "Jeune fille à la harpe" is held in the museum's collection. Until 1921 it had been held by the artist's daughter when it was given as a gift to the musée du Louvre who passed it to d'Orsay in 1986.
Public works in Paris
Name Location Date NotesBust of Jacques Ignace HittorffInstitut de France ParisA marble bust of the German born architect."La Force"Fontaine Saint Michel1860This fountain in Paris' place Saint-Michel features several sculptures including Guillaume's "La Force".Statue of Saint LouisPalais de Justice de Paris.1878Guillaume's statue is in the Saint-Louis gallery of the "Cour de cassation"The tomb of Jérôme BonaparteParis, Hôtel des Invalides1862This tomb, with Guillaume's bronze statue of Jérôme, is located in the Saint-Jérôme chapel of the église du Dôme des Invalides"La Musique instrumentale"Opéra de Paris (Palais Garnier)1869Four huge sculptures made from Echaillon stone decorate the front of the Paris Opéra: "La poésie" by François Jouffroy, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's "La danse", "Le drame lyrique" by Jean-Joseph Perraud and Guillaume's "La musique instrumentale""L'Histoire naturelle"Muséum d'Histoire. Paris1882Guillaume completed some external decoration for the Paris Natural History museum.Eugène BurnoufCollège de France Paris1892A marble bust of the eminent French scholar.
Works in The Louvre Name Location Date Notes"La Beauté et l’Art"The Louvre1857The two Oeil-de-boeuf on the front of the Pavillon Sully are Guillaume's "la Beauté et l’Art" on the left hand side, also known as "l’Art couronnant la Beauté" and "l’Alliance de l’art antique et de la Renaissance" by Jean-Marie Bonnassieux on the right hand side.Pediment and CaryatidThe Louvre1857Around the dormer window on the Pavillon Turgot is a [pediment] and two [caryatid]s. Within this pediment are two sculptures, "l’Abondance" by Guillaume and "l’Histoire et la Poèsie" by Pierre-Jules Cavelier. "L'Abondance" is the work next to the Cour Napoléon and Cavelier's work is on the Carrousel side. Each sculptor added a caryatid."L’Hospital"The Louvre1857When he returned to Paris from Rome he was already known for the standard of the works he had sent from Rome to Paris and he received a number of public commissions including "L’Hospital" for the Daru wing of the Louvre. The Pavillon Daru and its wing were named in honour of the Intendant général de la Grande Armée Pierre Antoine Noël Bruno, comte Daru and Guillaume's contribution to the many sculptures decorating the building was "Michel de l'Hôpital"'"La Céramique"'The Louvre1874In niches on the ground floor of the Lemercier wing of the Cour Carrée are various sculptures including Guillaume's "La Céramique".
Studies of Napoleon Name Location Date NotesNapoléon Ier en costume antiqueParis, musée d'Orsay1859A work in plasterNapoleon as a Roman emperor1858A preparatory working model in brown wax. This is thought to be the model for the marble statue shown at the Paris Salon of 1861 and now in Switzerland's château de Prangins.Napoleon on horseback in military uniform.musée d'Orsay, Paris1862A preparatory working model in maroon wax for a statue planned for the Louvre but which never materialized. Another wax working model is held by the Musée national du château de Malmaison.Busts of NapoleonRueil-Malmaison Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois-Préau.1867 Several busts of Napoleon were executed by Guillaume for the 1867 "Exposition universelle" . These were "Napoléon à Brienne", "Napoléon, général en chef de l’armée d'Italie", "Napoléon, premier consul", "Napoléon, empereur" and "Napoléon, à Sainte-Hélène".
.Statuette of Napoleon on horseback and in Roman costumeParis; musée d'OrsayThe museum have a working model (Esquisse) in wax."Napoléon Ier en costume de sacre"Paris, Musée de l'ArméeA bust in marble.
Miscellaneous
Name Location Date Notes"Pyrrhus tuant Priam"Whereabouts unknown. The work was probably destroyed.1841Accepted as a student at the Paris École des Beaux-arts in 1841, the college's subject for that years "Prix de Rome" was "Pyrrhus tuant Priam" and this was Guillaume's first officially recorded work. Tomb of Paul de Saint-Victor1882A bronze bust for Saint-Victor's tomb.The tomb of Alexis PaccardPère-Lachaise cemetery1868Guillaume executed a medallion in white marble for this tomb.The tomb of Francisque Joseph DuretPère-Lachaise cemetery.Guillaume worked with Eugène Lequesne on this sculptor's tomb. Lequesne executed a medallion depicting Duret whilst Guillaume carved a relief depicting "La génie de la sculpture" to which he added a sculptor's mallet and chisel.Claude BernardCollège de France1886Sadly this bronze statue by Guillaume was melted down by the German's during the occupation.
Public works outside of Paris