Hippolyte Moreau (1832–1926) – Venus and Cupid

Carrara marble sculpture depicting a seated Venus and Cupid holding a bouquet of flowers and an arrow.

French work from the 19th century.

Dimensions: Height: 59 cm

Hippolyte Moreau, born in Dijon on April 1, 1832, and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on January 4, 1926, was a French sculptor.

François, known as Hippolyte, was the second son of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste-Louis-Joseph Moreau and trained in his father’s workshop.

With his two brothers Mathurin Moreau and Auguste Moreau, he moved to Paris to study under François Jouffroy at the École des Beaux-Arts.

From 1863 to 1914, he exhibited at the Salon des artistes français, where he mainly presented decorative subjects often inspired by the 18th century.

He was awarded a medal at the Exposition Universelle de 1878 and another at the Exposition Universelle de 1900.