Ernest Henri Dubois

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Ernest Henri Dubois was a French sculptor whose work includes several war memorials. He was born in Dieppe in 1863 and in 1881 he enrolled at the École des Arts décoratiif and then attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied under Alexandre Falguière, Henri Chapu and Jules Chaplain.

It was his award of the commission to carry out the sculptural work on the tomb of Jacques-Bénigne Bousset for Meaux Cathedral that gave his career a boost andt saw him awarded a Medal of Honour and subsequently he became a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.

The war memorial of Dieppe in Seine-Maritime

Dubois' central bronze composition on the Dieppe War Memorial

The Dieppe memorial stands in the Square Carnot and was inaugurated on 20 September 1925. Not only are the hundreds of men born in Dieppe and killed in the two World Wars remembered, but also the civilians who lost their lives from 1939-1945 and all those deported by the Germans often to an unknown fate. Dubois' compositions are in bronze. In the central bronze, three French servicemen, a poilu, a marine and an aviator are shown draping the French flag around a figure representing "Victory" and under the title"Les poilus fixent la Victoire dans les plis du drapeau français" this composition work was shown at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français in 1925. [1] [2] [3] [4][5]

Other works

Statue de Jules Méline at Remiremont

A maquette of this work is held by the musée Charles de Bruyères in Remiremont. Méline was the French prime minister from 1896 to 1898. [6] [7]

Monument to Eugène Fromentin in La Rochelle

Dubois was the sculptor of the monument dedicated to Eugène Fromentin which stands in La Rochelle's place des Petits-Bancs. Eugène Fromentin was a writer and painter who came from La Rochelle. The work is in bronze and features a bust of Fromentin and a rider on a horse who salutes Fromentin. [8]

Monument to Jean Guiton

The statue stands in front of the La Rochelle Town Hall. Guiton had been mayor of La Rochelle in the siege of 1628. A public subscription to cover the funding of the monument was organized in 1909. The American town of New Rochelle were recorded as having made a subscription. Inauguration took place in 1911. [9]

Statue of Jules Hardouin-Mansart

This bronze by Dubois stands in Les Invalides in Paris. Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646-1708) was the Chief Architect for Louis XIV and served as "Superintendant of Royal Works". Dubois' bronze sculpture depicts Hardouin-Mansart wearing a long wig and typical 17th century coat, ruffled shirt and leggings. He is standing with one foot raised a little higher on a step and studies a drawing (one suspects an architectural drawing). [10]

"Le Pardon"

This work by Dubois is one of his best known works. [11]

Sculptural work of the tomb of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet in Meaux Cathedral

St Stephen's Cathedral in Meaux contains the tomb of the "eagle of Meaux" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet. This has some elaborate sculptural work by Dubois. [12]

Le Vengeur

This complex piece in marble, which commemorates the battle du 13 prairial an II, was executed by Dubois in 1908 and is located in the "Panthéon de Paris".

La bataille du 13 prairial an II also known as the battle of Prairial or the third battle of Ouessant was an important naval battle between the fleets of France and Britain and took place between the 28th May and 1 June 1794.[13]

Monument aux Savoyards morts pour la patrie

The bronze sculpture on this monument in the Place Monge in Chambéry is by Dubois. [14]

Bust of Laurent-Honoré Marqueste the French sculptor

A bust of Marqueste sculpted by Ernest Henri Dubois is held at the musée des Augustins, Toulouse. [15]

The monument to the Maistre brothers

In the Chambéry musée des Beaux-arts, there is a maquette of this important work by Dubois, a statue of the brothers Joseph de Maistre and Xavier de Maistre, which was inaugurated in 1899 and stands in the Chateau de Chambéry in the Chambéry musée des beaux-arts. [16]

Bust of Mathurin Guignard

This work is held in the Bordeaux musée des Beaux-Arts. [17]

Gallery

  • Statue of Jules Hardouin-Mansart. He studies an architectural drawing.

  • Monument to the Maistre brothers Xavier de Maistre and Joseph de Maistre in Chambéry

  • "Le Vengeur" a composition by Ernest Henri Dubois

  • Bust of Eugène Fromentin the French painter and writer.

  • The Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet monument in Meaux Cathedral

  • Jean Guiton by Ernest Henri Dubois

  • Dieppe War Memorial with one of Ernest Henri Dubois' sculptures

References

  1. ↑ Alain Choubard's Website Retrieved 18 November 2013
  2. ↑ MémorialGenWeb.Retrieved 18 November 2013
  3. ↑ Article on Dieppe War Memorial with photographs. Rouen Academy. Retrieved 18 November 2013
  4. ↑ Dutch website "Hither and thither with several excellent photographs of the Dieppe War Memorial". Retrieved 18 November 2013
  5. ↑ Genweb. Photograph of Dieppe memorial on old postcard. French Government Website. MémorialGenWeb. Retrieved 18 November 2013
  6. ↑ '0/' Statue de Jules Méline. Retrieved 30 November 2013
  7. ↑ Jules Méline. Retrieved 22 January 2014
  8. ↑ Statue of Fromentin Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  9. ↑ Statue Jean Guiton. From Wikipedia article on La Rochelle Town Hall Retrieved 19 November 2013
  10. ↑ Statue de Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Retrieved 18 November 2013
  11. ↑ Information on Dubois' composition "Le Pardon".Retrieved 19 November 2013
  12. ↑ tomb of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet in Meaux Cathedral Retrieved 22 January 2014
  13. ↑ Battle of Ouessant. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 November 2013
  14. ↑ Savoyards Monument. Archives of Savoie. Retrieved 19 November 2013
  15. ↑ Bust of Laurent-Honoré Marqueste Retrieved 22 November 2013
  16. ↑ French culture website. Joconde. A record of works in French museums Retrieved 18 November 2013
  17. ↑ Bust of Mathurin Guignard Retrieved 30 November 2013
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