Amédée Doublemard

Amédée Donatien Doublemard (8 January 1826 – 20 July 1900) was a French sculptor and medalist. He was born at Beaurain in Nord and was taught by Francisque Duret. In 1842, he enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris and began exhibiting his work at the Paris Salon of 1844. He died in Paris on 20 July 1900. In 1855 he shared the Prix de Rome with Henri Chapu. This entitled him to study at Rome where he stayed for three years. On his return to Paris, he was kept busy creating busts of the rich and famous of the period. He also completed several important public works such as his La France en deuil déposant une couronne sur la tombe des soldats morts pour sa défense, le 19 janvier 1871 for Saint-Quentin, his monument honouring Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey in Paris and his monument to Camille Desmoulins in Guise in the Aisne. He was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1877 and received a variety of prizes and medals including a silver medal at the 1889 Exposition universelle. Félix Charpentier was a pupil of his. He bequeathed to the Institute his collection of art to assist students preparing to compete for the Prix de Rome.

Works NameLocationPhotographDateNotesÉtude d'hommeWhereabouts not known1844Doublemard's first ever submission to the Paris Salon in 1844. Monument to Maréchal Jean-Mathieu-Philibert SérurierSee comment1863Statue erected in Laon in 1863 having been cast in bronze by A.Laurent. Destroyed by the Germans in the course of the 1914-1918 war. Re-erected in 1932 to 1934 but requisitioned by Germans in 1941, melted down to reuse bronze and never replaced. The work had been shown at the Paris Salon of 1865. Le NordSee comment1855 to 1857This sculpture was removed and melted down by the Germans but fortunately the Musée d'Orsay have a drawing by Edouard Denis Baldus in their collection so we can see how the sculpture would have looked. The relief had decorated Paris' Palais du Louvre. Bust of the Abbé de FeletzWhereabouts unknownBust of the cleric Charles-Marie de Feletz Bust of Le Carlier d'Ardon Marc Jean François PhilibertLaon1885Bust of the French politician Enfance de BacchusHad stood in the Jardin des Plantes (Deux-Sèvres) in NiortDismantled for the bronze content during 1939-1945 war. This was the final work carried out by Doublemard whilst he studied at the French Academy in Rome. Monument remembers Moncey's role in the 1814 defence of Paris. The monument's column has reliefs depicting Moncey's actions. The bas-reliefs are entitled "Le combat de la barrière de Clichy", "La Patrie en deuil" and "Le Patriotisme" Bust of Fouquier d'HérouilleMusée Saint-Quentin Sculpture for the LouvreParisSculpture for the Aile de Marsan.

The 1949 version of Camille Desmoulins statue in Guise1882Doublemard had shown the plaster version of his Desmoulins figure at the Paris Salon of 1882 and this was cast in bronze and erected in 1890 in Guise's place d'Armes. Desmoulins, a French revolutionary, had been born in Guise. Doublemard added two bas-reliefs to the monument these depicting scenes from Desmoulins' life. After the war Félix Charpentier created another bronze of Desmoulins, replicating Doublemard's work, this cast by Durenne and Val d'Osne of Paris but before this was erected on the pedestal a marble bust of Desmoulins by Alexandre Lesquien served as a temporary replacement. Ironically Charpentier's bronze suffered the same fate as Doublemard's and was dismantled and melted down by the Germans during the occupation of the Second World War. It was replaced yet again in 1949 it is thought using Charpentier's original plaster cast. RegnardWhereabouts not known1891This work in marble was shown at the 1891 Paris Salon and was purchased by the French State for the Théâtre national de l'Odéon Bust of Octave FeuilletWhereabouts not known1894A work in marble purchased by the French State at the Paris Salon of 1894. Medal for Animal Protection Society of ParisAround 1895On the obverse of the medal there is a representation of Justice holding a pair of scales surrounded by various animals. Just below the scales there is reference to The law of 2nd July 1850. On the reverse, within a border of two laurel branches, the medal is engraved with the name of Mr.Desfosses. The rim of the medal is stamped with « Cuivre » to indicate it is made from copper.

Funereal work The tomb of Jules GarcinCimetière Montmartre Paris1874The sculpture for the tomb of the French composer and violinist dates to 1886. The tomb of Philippe RicordPère-Lachaise Cemetery Paristhumb The bust of Ricord with attendant cherubs decorates a small chapel built over his tomb. 100px1879The bust used for Bazin's tomb was shown at the Paris Salon of 1879. The tomb of Jean-Baptiste Godin, Founder of the "Association du Familistère" Guisethumb Old postcard showing monument over Godin tomb. Shows the bust of Godin and the two seated figures "Le travail" and "La Famille" and above the bust the composition L'Immortalité1889Two seated figures in bronze depicting Le Travail (work) and La Famille (family) were executed by Doublemard and Edme Anthony Paul Tony-Noel for Godin's tomb in Guise's allée des Peupliers. Le Travail is represented by a foundry worker with anvil and hammer whilst a woman holding a baby represented La Famille. Casting was by Denonvilliers of Vouvray. The bronze high-relief composition L'Immortalité for Godin's tomb was cast by Denonvilliers in 1889 and based on a plaster model by Doublemard and Edme Tony-Noél. This figure was placed above Godin's bust and above the seated figures of work and the family