Jean Gautherin

Jean Gautherin (28 December 1840 – 21 July 1890) was a French sculptor particularly known for his marble and bronze statues commissioned by the City of Paris.

Gautherin was born to a family of peasant farmers in Savault, a hamlet in the commune of Ouroux-en-Morvan.

With the help of a local patron he studied in Paris, first at the Gobelins school for apprentices, followed by training in the atelier of Charles Gumery, and in 1864 he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts.

His first major success came in 1876 with a marble sculpture of Saint Sebastien, which led to commissions from the City of Paris, and the cathedrals of Marseille and Nevers.

[1][2] Gautherin died of a sudden illness in Paris at the age of 49, survived by his wife Anne-Marie (née Loué), whom he had married in 1883, and their three young children.