Sculpture – Dog With Hare, Émile – Louis Truffot (1843-1896) – Bronze

Émile – Louis Truffot (1843-1896)

Émile – Louis Truffot is a famous French sculptor , born in Valenciennes, July 26, 1843.

Student of “Francisque Duret”, “Bonnassieux” and “Cavalier” at the Paris School of Fine Arts , he exhibited for the first time at the Salon of 1863 .
He receives a Silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1889 .

Émile-Louis Truffot sculpted, the young shepherd “Jean-Baptiste Jupille” who entered the History of France and that of medicine.
Attacked by a rabid dog, he was the first to receive several injections rabies , by Louis Pasteur, which saved his life .
Thus, faced with the irrefutability of the effects of the anti-rabies vaccine, Louis Pasteur made his incredible discovery official at the Academy of Sciences.
A commemorative bronze sculpture is present under the vault of the mortuary crypt of Louis Pasteur , and also represented, on the obverse of the five franc note, issued on May 5, 1966 by the Bank of France, and in circulation until 1972.
 We also owe him the monument adorning the facades of the Paris City Hall , of Count Louis – Antoine de Bougainville , explorer and naval officer, who led as Captain, from 1766 to 1769, the first circumnavigation of the world, sponsored by the French government.

He is buried in Paris at the Père-Lachaise Cemetery (15e division).

Emile – Louis Truffot (1843-1896)

Émile Louis Truffot is a famous French sculptor , born in Valenciennes, July 26, 1843.

A student of “Francisque Duret”, “Bonnassieux” and “Cavalier” at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris , he exhibited for the first time at the Salon of 1863 .
He was awarded a Silver Medal at the 1889 Universal Exhibition .

Émile-Louis Truffot sculpted the young shepherd “Jean-Baptiste Jupille”, who made French and medical history .
Attacked by a rabid dog, he was the first to receive several anti-rabies injections from Louis Pasteur, which saved his life.
Given the irrefutable effects of the rabies vaccine, Louis Pasteur made his incredible discovery official at the Académie des Sciences.
A commemorative bronze sculpture can be found under the vault of Louis Pasteur's mortuary crypt , and is also depicted on the obverse of the five-franc bill issued by the Banque de France on May 5, 1966, and in circulation until 1972.
 We also owe him the monument adorning the facades of the Paris City Hall, of Count Louis-Antoine de Bougainville , explorer and naval officer, who led as Captain, from 1766 to 1769, the first circumnavigation of the globe, commissioned by the French government.

He is buried in Paris at “Père-Lachaise” Cemetery.