René Rozet

Auguste René Rozet was a French sculptor and medalist. He produced portrait medallions, portrait busts, tympanum, and statuettes. A common subject of his work was children.

Biography

He was born on 14 May 1858 in Paris. Rozet studied with Pierre-Jules Cavelier, Charles Joshua Chaplin, Guillaume Charles Tasset, and Aimé Millet.
In 1905, he was elected as a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1912, he was honored with the Legion of Honour award. In 1927, at the Salon des Artistes Français he won the Hors concours, a gold medal.
His work is in museum collections, including at the Musée d'Orsay, and Museum of Applied Arts.
His daughter was artist Fanny Rozet.