Hippolyte Lefèbvre
FRENCH SCULPTOR AND MEDALLIST (1863-1935)
Hippolyte-Jules Lefèbvre; Hippolyte-Jules Lefebvre; Hippolyte Lefebvre
Hippolyte-Jules Lefèbvre (4 February 1863, Lille - November 1935, Arcueil) was a French sculptor and medallist who received numerous official marks of recognition in his day but is now largely forgotten. His most prominent works are the monumental equestrian sculptures of Joan of Arc and Louis IX of France, set up on the Basilique du Sacré Cœur, Paris.