Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French pronunciation: [albɛʁ ɛʁnɛst kaʁje bɛløz]; born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 – 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor.

He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion of Honour.

[1] Carrier-Belleuse was a student of David d'Angers and briefly studied at the École des Beaux-Arts.

In 1862 Carrier-Belleuse was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Légion d'honneur.

His work encompassed all manner of sculptural subjects and materials, and his naturalism incorporated a breadth of styles: unembellished Realism, neo-Baroque exuberance, and Rococo elegance.

La Bacchante , 1863, Musée d'Orsay