Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (29 September 1833 - 21 April 1891) was a French sculptor in a modified Neoclassical tradition. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sculptor redirects here. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...

He won the Prix de Rome in 1855, then spent five years in Italy. His statues Mercury of 1861 and Jeanne d'Arc of 1870 (in which she was represented as a peasant girl) were his first big successes, and led to many commissions thereafter. Notable work included a monument to Henri Regnault in the courtyard of Ecole des Beaux-Arts (1872), the tomb of Marie d'Agoult (1877), and a monument to Gustave Flaubert (1890), his last major work. The Prix de Rome is a scholarship for students of the arts. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Alexandre-Georges-Henri Regnault (October 31, 1843 - January 19, 1871), French painter, born at Paris, was the son of Henri Victor Regnault. ... cole des Beaux Arts refers to several art schools in France. ... Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny, Vicomtesse de Flavigny (December 31, 1805 - March 5, 1876), known also by her married name and title, Marie, Comtesse dAgoult, and by her pen name, Daniel Stern, was an author and a paramour of Franz Liszt. ... Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. ...