Painted Plaster Bust Abel De Pujol

Plaster bust of Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol in ceremonial dress by Gustave Crauck, 1850 painted in bronze style 1850,

expedition cost not included

Revue agricole Extract from the book: "The Valenciennes historical gallery, created as we know, by the care of our Société d agriculture, is enriched and completed day by day. Our young fellow citizen Mr. Gustave Crauck, currently in the box for the competition for the grand-prix de sculpture, has just finished for this gallery, which already has two of his works ( 1) , the bust of a famous child of the city: Mr. Abel de Pujol, history painter and member of the institute. We can only congratulate Mr. Crauck for his generous eagerness to help the Society in the realization

Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol or Abel de Pujol (30 January 1785 in Valenciennes – 29 September 1861 in Paris) was a French painter. He was a student of David and his own students included Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps and Emile Levy. He painted the ceiling of the gran d-staircase at the Louvre as well as the galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau and the ceiling of the Bourse de Paris. A member of the Institut de France, he was an officer of the Legion of Honor.