Frédéric-Charles-Victor de Vernon
Frédéric-Charles Victor de Vernon (17 November 1858, in Paris – 28 October 1911), was a sculptor and engraver of French medals.
He was educated at the École des beaux-arts where his teachers were Jules Cavelier, Jules-Clément Chaplain, and Émile Tasset.
In 1881, he won second great Prix de Rome and in 1887 the first grand prix of Rome, after which he spent three years at the villa Médicis.[1]
Member of the Société des artistes français since 1896, he was elected member of the Académie des beaux-arts in 1909.[2]
His son Jean de Vernon (1897-1975), was likewaise an engraver, medallist and a French sculptor.
A prize for engraving bears his name and that of his son Jean: Prix Frédéric et Jean de VERNON - Gravure.
Works
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Médaille Sapeurs pompiers de l'Eure 1890 (3).JPG
Medal "Firefighters of Eure". 1890. (Recto) Engraver: Frédéric-Charles Victor de Vernon
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Médaille Sapeurs pompiers de l'Eure 1890 (4).JPG
Medal "Firefighters of Eure". 1890. (Verso) Engraver: Frédéric-Charles Victor de Vernon
Bibliography
- E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. 1976. Tome 10, page 469.
