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Prosper Drion

Belgian sculptor (1822-1906)
Person human Q3407774

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
July 2, 1822
Date of death
January 27, 1906
Place of birth
Liège
Place of death
Liège
Country of citizenship
Belgium[7]
Occupation
sculptor
Position held
Director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Liège, teacher, teacher, teacher[8][9]
Educated at
Royal Academy of Arts of Liège, Royal Academy of Fine Arts[10][11]
Award received
Knight of the Order of Leopold, Boursier de la fondation Lambert Darchis, Officer of the Order of Leopold[19][20][21]
Work location
Rome, Liège[28][29]
Student of
Gérard Buckens[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[31]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[32]
Family name
Drion[26]
Given name
Prosper[27]
Member of
Commission royale des monuments et des sites, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Organizing Committee of the Exhibition of Ancient Art in the Liège Region[22][23][24]
Place of burial
Robermont Cemetery[6]
Student
Léon Mignon, Alphonse de Tombay, Oscar Berchmans, Achille Chainaye, Joseph Rulot, Alphonse Taïée, Georges Petit[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Prosper Drion
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
5273167202605567930002
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Prosper Drion.jpg ↗
Artists of the World ID
10194925
Artprice artist ID
984390/prosper-drion
BALaT person/organisation ID
102441
Benezit ID
B00053842
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1232j06k
Invaluable.com person ID
zdtd5wp1c6
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
27669
MutualArt artist ID
2E509398D9BE2E13
RKDartists ID
331241
Union List of Artist Names ID
500629746

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Summary

Prosper Drion was born on July 2, 1822[1], in Liège[2]. He died on January 27, 1906[3], in Liège[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5].

FAQs

Where was Prosper Drion born?

Prosper Drion's place of birth was Liège[2].

Where did Prosper Drion die?

Prosper Drion passed away in Liège[4].

What did Prosper Drion do for work?

Prosper Drion worked as a sculptor[5].

Where did Prosper Drion go to school?

Prosper Drion was educated at Royal Academy of Arts of Liège[10] and Royal Academy of Fine Arts[11].

What awards did Prosper Drion receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of Leopold[19], Boursier de la fondation Lambert Darchis[20], and Officer of the Order of Leopold[21].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . The Belgian artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. uurl.kbr.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . The Belgian artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. uurl.kbr.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [19] ↑ . google.es. google.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . uurl.kbr.be. uurl.kbr.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Gabon100 · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Artists of the World ID → 10194925
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Place of birth → Liège
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