Jean-François-Théodore Gechter

Jean-François-Théodore Gechter (1795, Paris - 1844, Paris) was a French sculptor. A student of François Joseph Bosio and baron Gros, he is now most noted for his bronzes. He first exhibited in 1824, in a show of classical and mythological subjects. From 1830 he shifted to smaller sculptures and animal subjects, like Antoine-Louis Barye, another student of Bosio and Gros. He also had a talent for historical scenes with figures in elaborate costumes.

Major works

• Battle between Charles Martel and Abd er Rahman, King of the Saracens, 1849 : completed by Nicolas-Germain Charpentier
• The death of Tancred, 1837
• Battle between Charles Martel and Abd er Rahman, King of the Saracens, 1833 : with Jean-Honoré Gonon - commissioned by the French Ministry of Commerce.
• Fontaine Rhin-Rhône, Place de la Concorde (Paris), 1835-1840
• Statue of Joan of Arc, Château de Chinon
• Bas relief of the Battle of Austerlitz, on the Arc de Triomphe, place de l'Étoile (Paris), 1833 - 1836
• Francis I of France hunting, Musée de Girodet (Montargis), 1843
• Wounded Amazon, bronze, 1840
• Statue of saint Joan, marble, église de la Madeleine, Paris, 1840
• Statue of Louis-Philippe I, marble, château de Versailles, 1839
• Bust of Jacques d'Albon, seigneur de Saint-André; Galerie des batailles at the château de Versailles
• L'Engagement, 1839

External links

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