Augustin Alexandre Dumont: A Sculptor Rooted in Tradition and Shaped by Romantic Idealism Augustin Alexandre Dumont (4 August 1801, Paris – 28 January 1884, Paris) stands as a pivotal figure within the French sculptural landscape of the nineteenth century—a descendant of a distinguished artistic lineage that stretches back to Pierre Dumont, son of Jacques-Edme Dumont and brother to pianist Louise Farrenc. His life’s work embodies the…