Louis Desprez
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France
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sculptor.
Born in Paris
Paris
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, he was a pupil of Francois Joseph Bosio
François Joseph Bosio
Baron François Joseph Bosio was a French sculptor who achieved distinction in the first quarter of the nineteenth century with his work for Napoleon and for the restored French monarchy.-Biography:...
. He went to Rome
Rome
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after winning the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
for Sculpture in 1826. He was principally distinguished for his busts and portrait statues.