MOREAU, Hippolyte François - b. 1832 Dijon, d. 1927 Neuilly-sur-Seine

French sculptor, part of a family of sculptors, son of the renowned sculptor Jean-Baptiste Moreau. He first began working in his father’s workshop. After his work experience at the family atelier, Hippolyte François, along with his two brothers, Auguste and Mathurin, went to complete his studies in Paris under the tutorship of François Jouffroy (1806-1882). Moreau exhibited his oeuvre for the first time at the Salon in 1859 and he frequently exhibited his work at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1889 until 1917. He obtained an honourable mention in 1888 as well as a third class medal in 1889.

The essence of his oeuvre are mostly charming children and young ladies, as well as hunting scenes often inspired by the 18th century. These were the same subjects that his brother Auguste produced. Hippolyte François also sculpted the statue of Clairaut on one of the façades of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. Many of his works are in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon.