Name Jean-Joseph Perraud | Died 1876, Paris, France | |
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Jean-Joseph Perraud (26 April 1819, Jura - 2 November 1876) was a French academic sculptor. According to Eaton, "During the Second Empire no sculptor enjoyed a greater reputation", although his style fell out of fashion soon after his death.
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C.W. Gluck "Che faro senza Euridice"
Biography

Perraud was a student at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1843 under Etienne-Jules Ramey and Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, co-winner of the Prix de Rome in 1847, officer in the Legion of Honor in 1867, and member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.

Perraud died in Paris. He is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery.
Major works


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