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Charles Pillet (July 20, 1869 – 1960) was a French sculptor and engraver.

Born in Paris, Pillet was a pupil of Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu and Jules-Clément Chaplain. He won the first Grand Prix de Rome engraving medals 1890.^[1] He became a member of the Société des Artistes Français in 1898. The Louvre preserves a letter he wrote to Eugène Delacroix.

Honors and awards[edit]

Grand Prix de Rome engraving medal in 1890.^[2]
Third-class medal in 1895.
Second-class medal in 1896.
Silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1900.
First class medal in 1905.
Medal of Honor in 1923.
Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1911.

Bibliography[edit]

Emmanuel Bénézit Dictionary of painters, sculptors, designers and engravers, 1976, Volume 8, p. 336.

External links[edit]

Charles Pillet in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website

References[edit]

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^ Forrer, L. (1930). "Pillet,Charles Philippe Germain Aristide". Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. VIII. London: Spink & Son Ltd. pp. 132–133.
^ Forrer, L. (1909). "Pillet,Charles Philippe Germain Aristide". Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. IV. London: Spink & Son Ltd. pp. 536–539.

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