Toon Dupuis

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Antonius Stanislaus Nicolaas Ludovicus Dupuis (18 February 1877, Antwerp – 13 October 1937, The Hague) was a Dutch sculptor and medallist of Belgian origin. He's the son of the sculptor Louis Dupuis (1842–1921).

Dupuis was a lecturer at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague. Among his works are a picture of Johannes Zwijsen in the St. Dionysius Church in Tilburg, a statue of Petrus Canisius in the Hunnerpark te Nijmegen, a bust of mgr. Nolens in the {{Interlanguage link|Katholiek Documentatie Centrum|nl}} in Nijmegen and a bust of Jozef Israëls that is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/921060 |title=Toon Dupuis |work=Olympedia |accessdate=29 July 2020}}

Works in public spaces

Bust of Petrus J.H. Cuypers (1910), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Bust of Victor de Stuers (1914), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Bbust of Jozef Israëls (19..), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
William III (1921), Kasteelplein, Breda
Queen Emma (1936), in the rose garden of Jozef Israel Square. This monument is by Dupuis in collaboration with the architect Co Brandes. The stone monument is in French Vaurion limestone. The statue was damaged by graffiti and cleaning and was replaced in 2001 by a cast copy, The Hague
Bench in the Clingendael estate, monument in 1932 donated by the city of The Hague
Johan and Cornelis de Witt (1918), Visbrug, Dordrecht
Bust of Alexander Frederik de Savornin Lohman (1924), Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen
Heilig Hartbeeld (1924), Tempsplein, Heerlen
Bust of Rembrandt (1906), Wittesingel, Leiden
H. Petrus Canisius (1927), Nijmegen
Bust of Nolens (19..), (Catholic Documentation Centre), Nijmegen
statue of Johannes Zwijsen (1933), Willemsplein, Tilburg
Bust of the burgemeister Bernardus Reiger (1909), in the Maliebaan/Maliesingel park, Utrecht
Bas relief of Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen (19..), public library Oudegracht, Utrecht
Prof. Franciscus Cornelis Donders (1921), Janskerkhof, Utrecht
Borstbeeld Petrus Stuyvesant (1911), St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery on Second Avenue, New York City
Statue of William the Silent (1920) erected on Rutgers University{{'}}s Voorhees Mall in 1928, New Brunswick, New Jersey