Augusto Rodin

Worked with the sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse in Brussels.

Had a son with lifelong companion Rose Beuret but never married her or legally claimed paternity on the child.

Rodin's first masterpiece, The Age of Bronze, was displayed at the Paris Salon next to works from Mercie, DuBois, Falguiere, Chapu, Carrier-Belleuse and Carpeaux.