Carlo Marochetti

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Baron Carlo (Charles) Marochetti (1805-1867) was a sculptor, born in Turin, but raised in Paris as a French citizen. His first systematic instruction being given him by François Joseph Bosio and Gros in Paris. Here his statue of A Young Girl playing with a Dog won a medal in 1829. But between 1822 and 1830 he studied chiefly in Rome. From 1832 to 1848 he lived in France. His Fallen Angel was exhibited in 1831.

This bronze equestrian statue of Richard the Lionheart brandishing his sword by Carlo Marochetti stands outside the Palace of Westminster in London.

He made one panel for the Arc de Triomphe, but followed French king Louis-Philippe into exile in the United Kingdom after the fall of the July monarchy in the 1848. he lived in London for the greater part of his time till his death in 1867. Among his chief works were statues of Queen Victoria, Lord Clyde (the obelisk in Waterloo Place), Richard the Lionheart which was displayed in the Great Exhibition and a bronze copy made in 1860 to be displayed in front of the House of Lords, where it remains in the 21st century. He also created the tomb for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Frogmore House, Emmanuel Philibert (1833, Turin), the tomb of Bellini (Pre-la-Chaise), and the altar in the Church of the Madeleine. His style was vigorous and effective, but rather popular than artistic. Marochetti, who was created a baron by the King of Sardinia, was also a chevalier of the Legion of Honour.