Augustin-Alexandre Dumont

Augustin-Alexandre Dumont (French pronunciation: [oɡystɛ̃ alɛksɑ̃dʁ dymɔ̃]), known as Auguste Dumont (4 August 1801, Paris – 28 January 1884, Paris) was a French sculptor.

Auguste Dumont was one of a long line of famous sculptors, the great-grandson of Pierre Dumont, son of Jacques-Edme Dumont, and the brother to pianist and composer Louise Farrenc.

In 1818, he started studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was a pupil of Pierre Cartellier.

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Auguste Dumont, in 1829, by Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay
Statue de la colonne Vendôme
The Genius of Liberty (1833) topping the July Column in Paris