Hippolyte Peyrol was a student of his aunt Rosa (painting) and his uncle Isidore Bonheur (sculpture). In 1880, he exhibited for the first time in the salons and received several awards in the following years. His main subjects were animals. In 1908 he was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honor. His father of the same name ran a bronze foundry, which he continued to run until 1927. A sculpture by Peyrol entitled La Lutte (The Fight) was presented in the salon in 1894 and is mentioned in the report of the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. The limestone group on a rectangular base has stood in front of the main administration building of the nursing home (formerly “asylum”) Ville-Evrard since 1949. According to the description - “A naked man with pigtails on his head is fighting with a tiger [probably a lion] who grabs his legs. The man tries to kill the animal with an instrument [battle ax]” - it may be the bronze figure known in the art trade as The man defeats the lioness. The work is also listed as a bronze in the catalog of art competitions.
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