Moulded medallion in profile of a young woman signed by Adam Salomon
Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon (9 January 1818 ﾖ 28 April 1881 was a French sculptor and photographer.
Born January 9, 1818 at La Fert�-sous-Jouarre, Seine-et-Marne, France.
Died April 28, 1881 in Paris, France.
Exhibited in the Salon as “Adama” (1844 and 1848).
Occupation – Sculptor, Portrait Photographer
Awards L�gion d�honneur, 1870
Following a brief career as a modeler for the Jacob Petit pottery factory in Fontainebleau, he received a scholarship to study sculpture in Paris, as well as travelling to Switzerland and England.His notable sculptures include busts of Victor Cousin, Odilon Barrot, Pierre-Jean de B�ranger, Alphonse de Lamartine, Gioachino Rossini, and Marie Antoinette.
Later in his life, Adam-Salomon became a leading portrait photographer with a studio in Paris in 1859, and in 1865 he opened a second Paris studio.
