Jean-Jules Allasseur French, 1818-1903

The group of The Discovery of Moses was Allasseur's first notable Salon success, winning a medal in 1853 with the plaster model and a second medal when he exhibited a marble version six years later.  The group had an enduring importance for the sculptor when it ultimately won him a silver medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle.  A pupil of David d'Angers, Allasseur made his debut at the Salon in 1846 and was created a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1867.