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Charles-Auguste Lebourg (20 February 1829 – February 1906) was a French sculptor, best known for the sculptural design of the Wallace fountains, which are found in virtually every quarter of Paris and in various cities throughout the world. He also created numerous statues and busts in bronze and marble, winning recognition at various Salons and World's Fairs throughout the latter half of the nineteenth century. His work is on display at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and the Fine Arts Museum in Nantes, as well as various parks and cemeteries in France. ==Life== Lebourg was born in Nantes, the son of Auguste François Lebourg and Hyacinthe Virginie Langlair.〔"(Richard Wallace, Charles Lebourg : un philanthrope, un sculpteur )." Retrieved: 4 February 2013. 〕 He studied drawing and sculpture under Nantes sculptor Amédée Ménard (ca. 1805–1873).〔 In 1851, he moved to Paris, where he continued studying sculpture under François Rude.〔 Lebourg first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1852, displaying a marble bust of a doctor.〔''(The Athenaeum )'', 1906, p. 307. Retrieved: 4 February 2013.〕 Lebourg's bronze work, ''Enfant nègre jouant avec un lézard'' ("Negro child playing with a lizard"), debuted at the Paris Salon of 1853, and won honorable mention at the city's Exposition Universelle two years later. He exhibited a bronze statue of a bagpipe player at the Salon of 1857, and his marble work, ''Gallic Victim'', won a medal at the 1859 Salon. For the 1867 Salon, Lebourg exhibited a terra cotta work, ''Games of Love''. He won a medal the following year with a marble statue, ''L'enfant à la sauterelle''. Lebourg's 1883 Salon entry, ''Le Travail'', was originally a plaster statue that was later cast in bronze.〔''(Revue de Bretagne de Vendee and d'Anjou )'', Vol. 17 (O. de Gourcuff, 1897), p. 273n. Retrieved: 4 February 2013. 〕 During this same period, Lebourg provided decorative work for additions to the Louvre, the Church of the Holy Trinity, and the Hôtel de Ville (Paris's city hall).〔 Following the Franco-Prussian War, Paris's aqueduct system was in ruins, making clean drinking water scarce. To remedy this, Sir Richard Wallace, a wealthy English art collector living in Paris, decided to build a series of drinking fountains throughout the city. To hurry the project along, he hired Lebourg, with whom he was already familiar.〔(Charles-Auguste Lebourg, Sculpteur des Fontaines Wallace ). Retrieved: 4 February 2013. 〕 The first "Wallace fountains" were installed in Paris in 1872. Lebourg entered his work at salons in Nantes in 1872 and 1886, and in Rennes in 1887.〔"(Charles-Auguste Lebourg )," Ville de Nantes espaces verts environnement. Retrieved: 5 February 2013. .〕 His final entry at the Paris Salon was in 1904.〔 He died in poverty in Paris in February 1906.〔Philippe Gambert, "(Des fontaines et un sculpteur nantais )," ''Maville.com''. Retrieved: 4 February 2013. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles-Auguste Lebourg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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