Louis-Oscar Roty
Born 1846
Died 1911
Active: 1892 - 1899
Country of birth and death: France
Sculptor, medallist
Winner of the Prix de Rome in 1878. Elected to the Academie des Beaux Arts in 1888 and made commander of the Legion d'Honeur in 1900. He married Marie Boulanger daughter of the wrought iron craftsman Pierre Boulanger. Roty designed over one hundred and forty medals and created 'La Semeuse' [sower](commissioned in 1886) which was used on coinage and stamps for many years. There is a Musée Oscar Roty in Jargeau, Loire, France: http://www.oscar-roty.fr/roty/french/menu/menufr.html (accessed 10 September 2010)
Works
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Fortuna
1892
Case of medals
1892
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1899
Multiple works
Exhibited at First Exhibition of the Society of Scottish Artists, 1892
'Fortuna'
Sources
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1899
1899
Cat. Nos. 245, 246, p. 28
Society of Scottish Artists, Exhibition Catalogues 1892-1951
p. 45
Citing this record
'Louis-Oscar Roty', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib5_1208365515, accessed 29 May 2023]
