Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822 to 1912)
Mathurin Moreau attended the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris in 1841 and exhibited at the Salon in 1844. A prominent sculptor of the female form in the classical style, he was made a member of the Legion de Honneur as a chevalier in 1885.
Information courtesy of Heritage Auction Galleries, October 2007.