the list of works by paul dubois (sculptor) (1829 - 1905) mainly comprises sculptures and statues, though he was also a portrait painter. dubois was a french sculptor and painter from nogent-sur-seine, france. ==biography== thumb|right|200px|paul dubois paul dubois was born on the 18 july 1829 in nogent-sur-seine, france. he started to study law to please his father who practiced as a notary, but gave this up in order to train as a sculptor, his enthusiasm for this possibly fanned by the admiration he had for the work of his great-uncle jean-baptiste pigalle - when making his debut at the paris salon in 1857 he did so in fact under the name dubois-pigalle. he entered the Ãcole nationale des beaux-arts in 1858 but after only one year travelled to rome where he studied and copied the many great sculptures there and mixed with the likes of henri chapu, alexandre falguiÃ¨re and georges bizet. as an artist he did not have to struggle with financial problems as his family supported all his studies. frusco, peter, janson, h.w., the romantics to rodin, george braziller, inc., 1980. he stayed in rome for 4 years and whilst in rome he executed the works "saint jean-baptiste" and "narcisse" and, in 1863, was awarded "une mÃ©daille de 2Â° classe" by the paris salon for work sent to paris from rome. when he returned to france he completed the study of a young troubadour, "chanteur florentin du xve siÃ¨cle", a work which was to bring him such popular success. his success was not limited to sculpture and as a painter he was in much demand for portraits and after 1870 he gave as much time and effort to his painting as to his sculpture. dubois died from pneumonia in 1905.paul dubois musÃ©e nogent-sur-seine, retrieved 19 january 2014 ==main works== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" style="width:120px" |name ! scope="col" style="width:120px" |location ! scope="col" style="width:50px" |date ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|notes |- ! scope="row"|the tomb of paul baudry |cimetiere du pere lachaise.paris |align="center"| |this tomb was designed by ambroise baudry, paul baudry's brother. dubois executed the bust of baudry on the monument whilst antonin merciÃ© added two bronze compositions, one representing "douleur" or grief and another depicting a woman who goes to place a crown of laurels on baudry's bust. thumb|centre|250px |- ! scope="row"|bust of joseph parrot |acadÃ©mie de mÃ©decine.paris |align="center"| |this bronze bust 
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