Hippolyte Ferrat

Hippolyte Ferrat
Born Jean Joseph Hippolyte Romain Ferrat
August 9, 1822
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Died October 24, 1882
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Resting place Saint-Pierre Cemetery
Nationality French
Occupation Sculptor

Hippolyte Ferrat (1822-1882) was a French sculptor from Aix-en-Provence. He specialised in busts. He designed public sculptures in Provence as well as busts for private collections and city halls. His work can be found in museums in Europe and the United States.

Early life

Hippolyte Ferrat was born on August 9, 1822 in Aix-en-Provence, France.[1]

He was educated at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where James Pradier was one of his professors.[2][3]

Career

Ferrat designed public sculptures in his hometown of Aix-en-Provence and in nearby Marseille. He designed one of the sculptures at the top of the Fontaine de la Rotonde in 1860.[4] He also designed a bust of François Granet, a painter from Aix, at the top of the Fontaine Bellegarde.[5] Meanwhile, he designed caryatids and the pediment on the Hôtel Louvre et Paix in Marseille.

Ferrat designed many busts for private collections and city halls. His sculpture entitled 'Le Prince impérial' is exhibited at the Château de Compiègne. In 1849, he designed The Fall of Icarus, which is now exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[6] Moreover, he designed a bust of Hippolyte Fortoul, a politician, in 1857.[7] It was given to the city of Digne in 1868, and it is still in their collection to this day.[7] In 1858, he designed a bust of François Denis Tronchet, another politician.[8] It was given to the city of Lisieux in 1935, and it is still in their collection.[8]

Death

He died on October 24, 1882 in Aix-en-Provence.[1] He was buried at the Saint-Pierre Cemetery in Aix.

Legacy

The Salle Hippolyte Ferrat in Le Tholonet near Aix-en-Provence is named in his honour.[9]

Sculptures designed by Hippolyte Ferrat
Sculpture at the top of the Fontaine de la Rotonde in Aix-en-Provence
Sculpture at the top of the Fontaine de la Rotonde in Aix-en-Provence 
Sculpture at the top of the Fontaine Bellegarde in Aix-en-Provence
Sculpture at the top of the Fontaine Bellegarde in Aix-en-Provence 
Caryatid on the Hôtel Louvre et Paix in Marseille
Caryatids on the Hôtel Louvre et Paix in Marseille 
Pediment on the Hôtel Louvre et Paix in Marseille
Pediment on the Hôtel Louvre et Paix in Marseille 

References

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