▁lived ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁Italy . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Ex position ▁Univers elle , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁Société ▁des ▁Art istes ▁Fran çais ▁in ▁Paris . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁I xelles . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁▁ ▁Architecture , ▁on ▁the ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Museum s ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁ ▁Earth ▁and ▁Water , ▁at ▁les ▁Hall es ▁central es ▁( destroy ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁ ▁Italian ▁Arts ▁and ▁Spanish ▁Arts , ▁in ▁the ▁garden ▁of ▁the ▁Musée ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁ ▁Jean ▁van ▁Ru ys bro e ck ▁ ▁Monument ▁to ▁Work , ▁formerly ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁G are ▁de ▁Bru xelles - M idi ▁ ▁N è gres ▁mar rons ▁surpr is ▁par ▁des ▁ch iens ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Esc lave ▁repr is ▁par ▁les ▁ch iens ) ▁ ▁Th ém is , ▁on ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁de ▁Justice ▁in ▁Din ant ▁ ▁T in ctor is ▁in ▁N iv elles ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Ob itu ary ▁ ▁Oxford ▁Index ▁ ▁Public ▁sculpt ures ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁( F rench ) ▁ ▁Sam ain ' s ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Museum s ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁ ▁Category : Bel g ian ▁sculpt ors ▁Category : 1 8 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 1 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Anth