François Jouffroy

François Jouffroy (; 1 February 1806 – 25 June 1882) was a French sculptor.

Biography Jouffroy was born in Dijon, France, the son of a baker, and attended the local drawing school before being admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1824. In 1832 he won the Prix de Rome. Jouffroy often had to compete with Pierre-Jean David d'Angers for public commissions, but during the Second Empire (1851–1870) he still participated in the decoration of several public buildings.

He was a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1865 until his death. Among his students were Per Hasselberg, Jean Dampt, Léopold Morice, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, José Simões de Almeida (Tio), António Soares dos Reis, Elisa de Lamartine, and Adrien Étienne Gaudez. Jouffroy died at Laval, Mayenne in 1882.

Works

At the bottom of this staircase are Jouffroy's bas-reliefs. Jouffroy depicts the Prince of Joinville delivering Napoleon's coffin to Louis-Philippe. Napoleon had died on 5 May 1821 on the island of St. Helena, where he had been in exile since 1815. He was buried on the island and his remains stayed there until 1840 when Louis-Philippe decided to have the body brought back to France. A body of French sailors, under the command of the Prince of Joinville, brought his coffin to France aboard the ship "Belle Poule". This episode is known as the Retour des cendres. Les quatre Evangélistes Paris, Église de Sainte Clotilde.1851Jouffroy executed depictions of the four evangelists for the church's altar. The works Marine Guerrière, Marine marchande and others.Palais du Louvre, Guichets LesdiguièresSee noteIn the Aile Lescot of the Cour Carree is the work "La Sculpture", in the guichets Lesdiguières are the "Marine Guerrière" and "Marine marchande" of 1868, the 1867 statue "Massillon" is located in the Aile Henri 1V, "L'Art et La Science" of 1857 is in the Pavillon Mollien, two caryatides are also in the Pavillon Mollien dating to 1857 and Saint Bernard in the Aile Colbert. Saint Charles de BorroméeParis, Église de la MadeleineCharles de Borromée is depicted holding a large cross. See page 116 in link/reference.

Dijon, Musée des Beaux-Arts

Submitted to Paris Salon of 1850 Source-Seine

Jouffroy executed a sculpture of the Celtic water goddess Sequana. It was used by the architects Gabriel Davioud, Victor Baltard et Combaz as part of a grotto called the "nymphée" which marked one of the Seine's sources "La Désillusion"|Dijon, Musée des Beaux-Arts

A composition in marble submitted to the Paris Salon of 1841 Gaspard Monge Beaune Museum of Fine Arts

Gaspard Monge, the Comte de Péluse was a French mathematician and inventor of descriptive geometry (the mathematical basis of technical drawing), and the father of differential geometry. During the French Revolution he served as the Minister of the Marine, and was involved in the reform of the French educational system, helping to found the École Polytechnique. Although kept in Beaune the bust is the property of the Musée de Dijon who hold many Jouffroy works including his busts of Bonaparte and Louis Dietsch. "Capanée foudroyé sous les murs de Thebes"|Paris; École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts

This was Jouffroy's winning piece for the 1832 Prix de Rome. The composition was in ronde bosse and in plaster. The composition depicts Capaneus striking the wall during the war of the Seven against Thebes, when he shouted that Zeus himself could not stop him from invading it "Cain après la malédiction"|Musee Chateau Compiegne

This was Jouffrey's presentation at the Paris Salon of 1838. A distraught Cain is overcome with grief after he had killed his brother. "Premier secret confié à Vénus" or "Jeune fille confiant son secret à Vénus"|Paris; musée du Louvre département des Sculptures

One of Jouffroy's best known pieces. This marble composition was acquired in 1840 by the Ministère de la Maison du roi for the Musée du Luxembourg. A plaster version is held by the Musée de Toulon and Jouffroy gave the Musée de Dijon a reduced plaster version. The plaster cast is held by the Musee Croatzier in Le Puy-en-Velay. The marble version was shown at the Paris Salon of 1839 and the 1855 Éxposition Universelle. A plaster statuette is held by the Musée de Grenoble acquired in 1874. "Académie d'homme"|Douai; Musée de la Chartreuse

A high-relief in plaster. Bust of Béat-Jacques de La Tour-Châtillon Château de Versailles

A work in plaster. Can be seen in the château's galerie des batailles.

Ferdinand de Marsin Galerie des Batailles

Bust in plaster Bust of Antoine François Eugène Merlin Douai; Musée de la Chartreuse

Merlin took part in the battle of Talavera while commanding the cavalry of the IV Corps d'Armées. Institute des jeunes aveugles Paris

Jouffrey executed a statue of Valentin Haüy for the front of the institute's building at 56, boulevard des Invalides, Paris 7e. In his composition Jouffrey depicts Haüy getting inspiration from an allegory of Charity and instructing the blind. Hôtel de Saint-Seine Dijon

This building is located in 29 rue Verrerie. In 1844 Jouffrey was commissioned to execute some sculptural work for the wall of the first floor landing. Bust of Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie Grenoble; Musée de Grenoble

Plaster bust of one of France's marshals. Statue of Napoleon when Lieutenant Bonaparte Auxonne

Apart from the statue Jouffrey also executed a bas-relief for the pedestal. The monument celebrates Napoleon's time in Auxonne as a young officer.

"Les Arts et les Sciences"- Decoration for the Palais du Louvre. Paris

This work is located on the front of the pavillon Mollien. The musee d'Orsay hold the original plaster model. Jouffrey also completed two caryatides for the pavillon Mollien. Massillon Palais du Louvre.Paris

Jouffrey also completed this statue for the Louvre's Henri IV wing. His "Saint Bernard" was part of the exterior decoration of the Colbert wing Statues representing the cities of Warsaw and Brussels on the facade of the Gare du Nord Paris

Two of several statues decorating the facade of this main Paris station. "L'Harmonie"|Paris; Musée d'Orsay

The museum hold a plaster maquette of the sculpture which can be seen on the left hand facade of the Paris Opera House. The architect Charles Garnier commissioned four sculptural groups for the Opéra de Paris façade and apart from "L'Harmonie", other sculptors added the works "La Musique", "Le Drame" and "La Danse".

Napoléon Bonaparte Auxonne; Musée Bonaparte

Plaster maquette for the statue of Napoleon erected in 1857 in Auxonne's Place d'Armes. Saint Bernard de ClairvauxCathédrale Saint-Vaast Arras1877Jouffrey submitted this work in white marble to the 1877 Paris Salon and it was purchased by the French State for Paris' Église Sainte-Geneviève (The Panthéon). It was moved to Arras in 1934.

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