Prix de Rome Laureates
Jacques-Léonard Maillet
Premier Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture, 1847
Jacques-Léonard Maillet wins the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture, 1847, and becomes a resident of the French Academy in Rome, at the Villa Medici.
The journey to Rome took place in the 19th century, within the long history of the French Academy.
That same year, the Premier Grand Prix was also awarded to Jean-Joseph Perraud.
