About Charles Degeorge
Lived 1837 – 1888 (aged 51). Charles Degeorge was a French sculptor, medalist and artist.
Popular is his pigeon post medal of the Siege of Paris 1870–1871, issued by the French Ministère de la Guerre.
Charles Jean Marie Degeorge (1837 in Lyon – 1888 in Paris) was a French sculptor, and medallist, whose best-known work, La jeunesse d'Aristote (The Youth of Aristotle) (1875) depicts the philosopher as a semi-nude teenage boy sitting in a large chair, looking bored as he studies a scroll. The statue is in the Musée d'Orsay.
Degeorge also sculpted a bust of Henri Regnault which was incorporated into Regnault's monument at the École des Beaux Arts, Paris.
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Who was Charles Degeorge?
French sculptor (1837-1888)
When was Charles Degeorge born?
Charles Degeorge was born on 31 March 1837 in Lyon.
When did Charles Degeorge die?
Charles Degeorge died on 2 November 1888 in Paris.
What was Charles Degeorge's occupation?
Charles Degeorge was a sculptor, medalist and artist.
What nationality was Charles Degeorge?
Charles Degeorge was French.
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