Jules Blanchard

Jules Blanchard was a French sculptor.
Blanchard was born in Puiseaux. He was the son-in-law of sculptor Denis Foyatier. He was a student of François Jouffroy. Blanchard is perhaps best known for his renovation of the Fontaine du Palmier in the Place du Châtelet, Paris.

Selected works

La Bocca della verità, statue, marble, Paris, Jardin du LuxembourgAndromède, statue, Paris, Jardin du LuxembourgLa Science, statue, bronze, Paris, by the Hôtel de Ville, ParisBoccador, Paris, by the Hôtel de Ville

Four caryatids, on the facade of the Hôtel de VilleUn jeune équilibriste, plasterJeune Fille parlant au Sphinx, mairie de Puiseaux