BY GEORGES DIEBOLT, MID-19TH CENTURY

Georges Diebolt (d.1861) entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1835, studying under Ramey and Dumont. In 1841 he contributed to the new decoration of the auditorium at the Théâtre des Italiens and in the same year won the grand prix de sculpture for his figure la Mort de Démosthène. After a stay in Rome he returned to Paris, where he became a regular exhibitor at the Salon. One of the foremost statuaries of the nineteenth century, Diebolt is best known for his series of allegorical works la Science, L'Industrie, L'Architecture, Sappho and his municipal works in Paris. The present bust of an unknown sitter is a fine example of the sculptor's ample capabilities as a portraitist.