Henri Raybaud


Henri Charles Raybaud was a French sculptor.
He studied in Paris under Gabriel Thomas and Jean-Antoine Injalbert and made his debut at the Paris Salon des Artistes Français in 1904 with the work "Le Berger et la mer" a plaster bas-relief now held by Marseille's Musée des Beaux-Arts.

Main works

Images of Reybaud's bronzes by the Gare Saint-Charles stairway

Main works (continued)

NameLocationDateNotes
"Mireille"Marseille. Musée des Beaux—artsA depiction of Frédéric Mistral's famous character.
"L'Orage"Marseille. Musée des Beaux-arts1908A plaster bas-relief.
Monument to Dom Joseph-Dominique d'InguimbertCarpentrasThis monument stands in the place de l'Hôpital. The bronze was removed in 1943 with the intention of melting the metal down for re-use but it was retrieved from a foundry in Lyon and re-erected in 1944.
Monument to Frédéric ChevillonMarseille1922This monument stands in Marseille's place de la Corderie. Chevillon was killed fighting at Les Éparges in 1915. He was the mayor of Allauch and the parliamentary deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône. In Raybaud's composition, Chevillon stands feet apart whilst to his right an allegory of France pays hommage to him. A more modest monument by Reybaud can be seen in Allauch.

War memorials

NameLocationDateNotes
Auriol War memorial AuriolIn Auriol's Cours de Verdun, a winged "angel of victory" stands on a pedestal, her arms aloft. In one hand she holds a crown of laurel and an olive branch in the other.
Trets War memorial TretsThe memorial in Trets' place de la Mairie depicts an "angel of victory" in profile who carries a standard in one hand which appears to flutter in the wind. In the other hand she holds a crown. The original intention was to place a cockerel at the top of the monument but this had to be dropped through lack of funds. The angel wears a helmet and stands on a globe.
Aubagne War memorial Aubagne1921This memorial with sculptures in Carrara marble stands in Aubagne's place du Maréchal-Foch. On the top of the pedestal the "angel of victory", her wings spread, holds aloft a crown of laurels. She towers above two soldiers who stand in poses of defiance their hands linked. One wears an "Adrian" helmet and the other the beret of a "chasseur alpin". This part of the memorial was sculpted by François Carli. Below the pedestal, a woman, an allegory for Aubagne, stands with a child and draws their attention to the inscriptions on the monument. To her right are several indications of a " new dawn" including a crowing cockerel and the rays of the rising sun. This section of the memorial was executed by Raybaud.