Ernest Henri Dubois

Ernest Henri Dubois (1863 in Dieppe – ?), was a French sculptor. He enrolled in 1881 at the École des Arts décoratiif and then attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied under Alexandre Falguière, Henri Chapu and Jules Chaplain. It was his award of the commission to carry out the sculptural work on the tomb of Jacques-Bénigne Bousset in Meaux Cathedral that gave his career a boost and saw him awarded a Medal of Honour and subsequently he became a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.

Works

Name Date Notes
The war memorial of Dieppe in Seine-Maritime 1925 The Dieppe memorial stands in Dieppe's Square Carnot . Not only are the hundreds of men born in Dieppe and killed in the two World Wars remembered, but also the civilians who lost their lives from 1939-1945 and all those deported by the Germans, often to an unknown fate. Dubois' compositions are in bronze. In the central bronze group, three French servicemen, an infantryman, a marine and an aviator are shown draping the French flag around a figure representing "Victory". This composition was shown at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français in 1925 under the title "Les poilus fixent la Victoire dans les plis du drapeau français".

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Dubois' central bronze composition on the Dieppe War Memorial
Statue de Jules Méline at Remiremont A maquette of this work is held by the Musée Charles de Bruyères in Remiremont. Méline was French prime minister from 1896 to 1898.

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Monument to Eugène Fromentin in La Rochelle Dubois was the sculptor of the monument dedicated to Eugène Fromentin which stands in La Rochelle's place des Petits-Bancs. Eugène Fromentin was a writer and painter who came from La Rochelle. The work is in bronze and features a bust of Fromentin being saluted by a rider on a horse.

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Monument to Jean Guiton 1911 The statue stands in front of the La Rochelle Town Hall. Guiton had been mayor of La Rochelle in the siege of 1628. A public subscription to cover the funding of the monument was organized in 1909. The American town of New Rochelle were recorded as having made a subscription.[6]
Statue of Jules Hardouin-Mansart This bronze by Dubois stands in Les Invalides in Paris. Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646-1708) was the Chief Architect for Louis XIV and served as "Superintendant of Royal Works". Dubois' bronze sculpture depicts Hardouin-Mansart wearing a long wig and typical 17th century coat, ruffled shirt and leggings. He is standing with one foot raised a little higher on a step and studies a drawing (one suspects an architectural drawing).

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Le Pardon This work by Dubois is one of his best known works.

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Sculptural work on the tomb of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet in Meaux Cathedral St Stephen's Cathedral in Meaux contains the tomb of the so-called "Eagle of Meaux", Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet. The tomb has some elaborate sculptural work by Dubois.

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Le Vengeur 1908 This complex piece in marble is located in the "Panthéon de Paris".

La bataille du 13 prairial an II also known as the battle of Prairial or the third battle of Ouessant was an important naval battle between the fleets of France and Britain and took place between 28 May and 1 June 1794.[10]

Monument aux Savoyards morts pour la patrie The bronze sculpture on this monument in the Place Monge in Chambéry is by Dubois.

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Bust of Laurent-Honoré Marqueste the French sculptor A bust of Marqueste sculpted by Ernest Henri Dubois is held at the Musée des Augustins, Toulouse.

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The monument to the Maistre brothers 1899 In the Chambéry musée des Beaux-arts, there is a maquette of this important work by Dubois, a statue of the brothers Joseph de Maistre and Xavier de Maistre.

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Bust of Mathurin Guignard This work is held in the Bordeaux Musée des Beaux-Arts.

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Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Dieppe War Memorial". Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Dieppe War Memorial". Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Statue de Jules Méline". Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jules Méline". Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Monument to Eugène Fromentin in La Rochelle". Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Statue Jean Guiton. From Wikipedia article on La Rochelle Town Hall Retrieved 19 November 2013
  7. ↑ "Statue of Jules Hardouin-Mansart". Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Le Pardon"". Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Sculptural work on the tomb of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet in Meaux Cathedral". Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Battle of Ouessant. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 November 2013
  11. ↑ "Monument aux Savoyards morts pour la patrie" (PDF). Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Bust of Laurent Honoré Marqueste". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "The monument to the Maistre brothers". Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Mathurin Guignard". Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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