Jean-Louis Adolphe EUDE
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Sculptor.
Jean-Louis Adolphe Eude, a sculptor born in 1818, was the pupil of François Rude, the man who carved La Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe. He spent his life supplying busts and statues for the public monuments of Paris. On his stone, four words of Latin: “In te Domine speravi”, in thee, Lord, have I put my hope. The monument is the work of a colleague, the sculptor William Henri Pécou.
The story
His epitaph is in Latin: “In te Domine speravi” — in thee, O Lord, have I hoped. It follows a word of trade, “statuaire”, which then meant the sculptor of figures as against the carver of ornament.
Born in 1818, Jean-Louis Adolphe Eude was a pupil of François Rude, who carved La Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe — and who had himself sculpted one of the six statuettes on the tomb of his own master Cartellier, in Division 53: a chain of masters and pupils runs through this cemetery.
He sculpted busts and statues for the public monuments of Paris. That was the trade of a whole generation: peopling the city and the cemeteries with figures the passer-by can no longer attach to anyone.
He died in 1889. His own monument is the work of a colleague, William Henri Pécou — a sculptor buried under another man's sculpture.
The grave
A monument by a fellow sculptor, William Henri Pécou (born 1854) — a sculptor buried beneath another's work. The inscription joins the profession to a Latin profession of faith: “ADOLPHE EUDE statuary 1818-1889. In te Domine speravi.” — in thee, Lord, have I hoped. The word statuary then designated the sculptor of figures, as opposed to the ornamentalist.
On site, do not miss
The monument is signed by the sculptor William Henri Pécou. The epitaph is in Latin: “ADOLPHE EUDE statuary 1818-1889. In te Domine speravi.”
Visitors' questions
Where is Adolphe Eude's grave?
In Division 47, chemin du Tertre, second row. The monument is the work of a fellow craftsman, the sculptor William Henri Pécou — a sculptor buried beneath another man's sculpture. He died in 1889 and rests in Division 47.
Henri PelletWho trained Adolphe Eude?
Rude — François Rude, who carved La Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe and who carved one of the six virtues on the tomb of his own master Cartellier, in Division 53. A chain of masters and pupils running through the cemetery.
Pierre CartellierWhat did he sculpt?
Busts and statues for public monuments in Paris. It was the trade of an entire generation: to people the city and its cemeteries with figures that the passer-by can no longer put a name to.
Alexis Bouvier, Division 47What does his epitaph say?
It is in Latin: “ADOLPHE EUDE statuaire 1818-1889. In te Domine speravi.” — in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust. The word “statuaire” then meant a sculptor of figures, as opposed to an ornamental carver.
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