CARRIER-BELLEUSE, ALBERT (-ERNEST)

born June 12, 1824, Anizy-le-Chteau, Aisne, Fr. died June 3, 1887, Svres original name Albert-ernest Carrier De Belleuse notable French sculptor who in his time was Auguste Rodin's greatest rival. He produced works noted for their grace and form rather than their inventiveness, including L'Amour et l'Amiti (1857), Jupiter et Phb (1860), and Bacchante (1863). His celebrated pupil, Rodin, assisted him at Brussels in 1871 on the Caryatides of the new Bourse.