Louis-Félix Chabaud (1824–1902) was a French sculptor, engraver and medallist.
Early life Louis-Félix Chabaud was born on March 14, 1824, in Venelles, in the South of France.Félix Louis Chabaud, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Career He designed many sculptures at the Palais Garnier in Paris.Gérard Fontaine, Palais Garnier, le fantasme de l'Opéra, Paris: Editions Noêsis, 1999, pp. 72 201 He won the Prix de Rome for engraving in 1848.
He designed the Saint Louis fountain in Aix-en-Provence. In 1860, he also designed one of the sculptures at the top of the Fontaine de la Rotonde in Aix.Aix en provence: Pays Aixois et Salonais, Petit Futé, 2010, p. 139
He served as the mayor of his hometown of Venelles from 1865 to 1870.Venelles: List of Mayors
Death He died on April 25, 1902, in Venelles.
Bibliography Jean-Marc Héry, Louis-Félix Chabaud: paradoxes d'un sculpteur oublié, Paris: Editions Mare & Martin, 2011.Google Books
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