Louis-Félix Chabaud

Louis-Félix Chabaud (1824-1902) was a French sculptor, engraver and medallist.

Louis-Félix Chabaud
Photograph of Louis-Félix Chabaud taken by Pierre Petit.
BornMarch 14, 1824
Venelles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
DiedApril 25, 1902
Venelles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationSculptor, engraver, medallist

Early life

Louis-Félix Chabaud was born on March 14, 1824 in Venelles, in the South of France.[1]

Career

He designed many sculptures at the Palais Garnier in Paris.[2] He won the Prix de Rome for engraving in 1848.

He designed the Saint Louis fountain in Aix-en-Provence. In 1860, he also designed one of the sculptures at the top of the Fontaine de la Rotonde in Aix.[3]

He served as the Mayor of his hometown of Venelles from 1865 to 1870.[4]

Death

He died on April 25, 1902 in Venelles.[1]

Bibliography
  • Jean-Marc Héry, Louis-Félix Chabaud: paradoxes d'un sculpteur oublié, Paris: Editions Mare & Martin, 2011.[5]

References
  1. Félix Louis Chabaud, Bibliothèque nationale de France
  2. Gérard Fontaine, Palais Garnier, le fantasme de l'Opéra, Paris: Editions Noêsis, 1999, pp. 72 201
  3. Aix en provence: Pays Aixois et Salonais, Petit Futé, 2010, p. 139
  4. Venelles: List of Mayors Archived 2015-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Google Books
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