Letter : to Antoine Preault, 1847.

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Letter : to Antoine Preault, 1847.

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Letter written at the age of 95, shortly before his death, concerning a portrait sculpture by Preault of Gen. Marceau commissioned by the city of Chartres. Sergent-Marceau recounts in some detail his memory of the republican hero, outlining especially his physical appearance, and instructs Preault on the importance and constituent elements of heroic monuments and portraits.

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Sergent-Marçeau, Antoine François 1751-1847

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French artist and engraver. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Brescia, to M. Chaube, 1815 Apr. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662338 French artist and writer. From the description of Letter : to Antoine Preault, 1847. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80024498 ...

Préault, Auguste (1809-1879).

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Préault was a French sculptor, born Antoine Augustin. From the guide to the Miscellaneous Auguste Préault correspondence, 1830-1877., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Préault was a French sculptor, born Antoine Augustin. From the description of Miscellaneous Auguste Préault correspondence, 1830-1877. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612722226 Préault was a sculptor. His date of birth is sometimes given as 1810. ...

Marceau, François-Séverin des Graviers, 1769-1796

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