Alphonse Lami
Alphonse Lami (22 June 1822, Paris-17 July 1867, Alexandria) was a French sculptor and Egyptologist of Italian descent.
Life
He was the son of François Lami (illegitimate son of prince
Légion d'honneur
on 12 August 1859.
In 1865, Alphonse Lami took part in the scientific commission sent to Mexico by the ministry of public instruction. Suffering from a liver disease he had caught from his stay in the tropics, he unwisely undertook a new trip to Egypt on his return to France from Mexico. He arrived in Alexandria when his condition suddenly worsened and he died there in July 1867.
Works
- Bust of Michel Chevalier
- Liseuse, exhibited at the 1850 Salon
- L'Ecorché, exhibited at the 1857 Salon, Musée d'Anatomie de Montpellier
Sources
- Archives de la Seine.
- La Parentèle de Charles et Yvonne de Gaulle
- Dictionnaire des sculpteurs du XIX° siècle by Stanislas Lami.
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