title of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. From 1897 he was the first president of the Artistic and Literary Club of Paris. The South-West Brabant Museum in Halle has a collection on his life and work. Works Bust of Gioachino Rossini, Paris (1865). Monument to Independence in Lima, Peru, (1866–1859) Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Warsaw (1898) Allegories and grave statues in Paris, France, to Théophile Gautier and Hector Berlioz at Montmartre and Père-Lachaise Statue to Artur Grottger in Lwow Monument to Aleksander Fredro in front of Słowacki Theatre near Planty Park in Kraków Old Town Monument to astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus at the Collegium Novum, Kraków University "Genius and Brute Force" 1888, white marble, 2.6 m, state commission, Toulon Musée d'art and Musée Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France Notes References Maciej Masłowski: Cyprian Godebski – Listy o sztuce – opracowanie krytyczne, wstęp i komentarze (Cyprian Godebski – Letters of Art – A Critical Analysis, Introduction and Comments), Kraków 1970, ed. Wydawnictwo Literackie (Literary Press). Further reading Cyprian Godebski biography at www.culture.pl Adam Mickiewicz Monument at the Kraków's official website. A Biography for People who influenced Ravel External links Polish sculptors Polish male sculptors 1835 births 1909 deaths Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur People from Cher (department)