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Dalou, Aimé-Jules
(m´-zhül däl´) (KEY) , 18381902, French sculptor. He was popular under the Third Republic. Dalou studied with Carpeaux and was later exiled (187179) to England for his revolutionary sentiments. He taught in London. His best-known works are his Triumph of the Republic (Place de la Nation, Paris), his reliefs for the chamber of deputies, and his Silenus and monument to Delacroix (both: Luxembourg Gardens). His work was baroque in its sources although his style is often considered naturalistic. Dalou was particularly skilled in portraiture.