Francisque Joseph Duret

Place: Paris

Born: 1804

Death: 1865

Biography:

Francisque Joseph Duret (French pronunciation: ​[fʁɑ̃sisk ʒɔzɛf dyʁɛ]) (19 October 1804 – 26 May 1865) was a French sculptor, son and pupil of François-Joseph Duret (1732–1816). He also studied under Bosio, and won the Prix de Rome in 1823. In 1833 he exhibited his Neapolitan Fisher Dancing the Tarantella, now in the Louvre, a spirited statue in br...