Carl Elshoecht (1797-1856) - Lot 16

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Carl Elshoecht (1797-1856) - Lot 16
Carl Elshoecht (1797-1856) Portrait of Leopold Plaster bust Signed and dated "Elshoecht de Dunkerque / 1832" below the right shoulder Titled "Leopold" on the front H. 43 cm Related literature -Stanislas Lami, Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'école française au XIXème siècle, Paris, 1914-1921, pp.283-289. A native of Dunkirk, Carl Elshoecht took up sculpture in the workshop of his father, a naval sculptor, before obtaining a grant to move to Paris and train with François-Joseph Bosio. From 1824 to 1853, Elshoecht, a leading figure of Romantic sculpture, exhibited mainly bust and medallion portraits at the Salon.
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