Greek Actor ; L'Acteur Grec ; Jardin du Luxembourg: The Greek Actor

Overall view of statue; Bourgeois was a Baron, born in Dijon. He studied in the studios of Francisque Duret and Eugène Guillaume. The Greek Actor was exhibited at the Salon of 1868 and presented with a third-class medal at the Exposition universelle of 1878. The statue was formerly placed in front of the Odeon Theater and later moved to the Luxembourg Gardens. [French Wikipedia] Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 5/21/2013)