Gustave Adolphe Désiré Crauk (or Crauck; July 16, 1827 – November 17, 1905) was a French sculptor with a long distinguished career. He was born and died at Valenciennes, where a special museum for his works was erected in his honor. Educated at the École des Beaux-Arts, Crauk took the Prix de Rome in 1851. Little known to the world at large during his long life, he ranks among the best modern sculptors of France. At Paris his Coligny monument is in the rue de Rivoli; his Victory in the Place des… Read more...