Antoine Laurent Dantan I (1798 - 1878)
1798-12-08Saint-Cloud, France1878-05-25Saint-Cloud, FranceFrance
Antoine Laurent Dantan I
Antoine Laurent Dantan the Elder was French academic sculptor; elder brother of the cartoonist Jean-Pierre Dantan.
After being awarded a major prize at the Academy of Arts in Paris in 1828 for his statue of the 'Dying Hercules', Antoine Laurent Dantan studied for several years in Rome and upon his return made a name for himself with many statues and portrait busts.
Date and place of birt: | 8 december 1798, Saint-Cloud, France |
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Date and place of death: | 25 may 1878, Saint-Cloud, France |
Nationality: | France |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Portraitist, Sculptor |
Genre: | Portrait sculpture, Mythological painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Academism |