Prix de Rome Laureates
Jean-Marie Bonnassieux
Premier Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture, 1836
Jean-Marie Bonnassieux wins the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture, 1836, and becomes a resident of the French Academy in Rome, at the Villa Medici.
The journey to Rome took place in the 19th century, within the long history of the French Academy.
That same year, the Premier Grand Prix was also awarded to Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin.