Jean-Baptiste Hugues

Jean-Baptiste Hugues (15 April 1849, in Marseille – 28 October 1930, in Paris) was a French sculptor.

He won the Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1875.

When he was alive, he gained some fame : his works were exhibited at the Salons and were always commented on by critics and writers at the time.

He produced several sculptures including La Fontaine des Danaïdes in Marseille or La Gravure at the National Library, pediments, bas-reliefs on monuments, busts, fountains and ceilings of Parisian restaurants.

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Femme jouant avec son enfant , La Piscine (museum of art and industry)