Marc Ferrez (sculptor)

Marc Ferrez (14 October 1788 – 1 April 1850) was a French sculptor and engraver who spent a large part of his career in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[5] In 1817 the Ferrez brothers moved to Rio de Janeiro where they joined the Missão Artística Francesa (French Artistic Mission) organized by Joachim Lebreton.

[7] The Ferrez brothers worked with Auguste Marie Taunay, Debret and the architect Grandjean de Montigny on the decorations for the monuments erected on the occasion of the arrival of Princess Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797–1826) and her marriage with the Emperor Pedro I of Brazil (1798–1834).

In 1842 Marc Ferrez made the sculptural decorations of the rooms of Dona Teresa Cristina on the frigate Constitution, which brought her to Brazil.

[12] Due to the absence of marble and high price of bronze, he made almost all his portraits in plaster and painted them to give the illusion of metal.

Bust of Pedro I of Brazil (original by Marc Ferrez).
Bust of Pedro I of Brazil, by an unknown sculptor after the original by Marc Ferrez