Background
The son of a silversmith and furniture maker, Cavelier was born in Paris.
architect sculptor school teacher
The son of a silversmith and furniture maker, Cavelier was born in Paris.
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.
The young sculptor lived at the Villa Medici from 1843-1847. Appointed in 1864 Professor at the École des beaux-arts, he trained many students there, including Édouard Lantéri, Hippolyte Lefèbvre, Louis-Ernest Barrias, Eugène Guillaume, the British Alfred Gilbert and the American George Grey Barnard, as well as conducting his own prolific career as a sculptor.
Académie des Beaux-Arts.