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Haquette taught painting and watercolour at the Sèvres factory, where he became friends with Rodin. When Rodin exhibited The Age of Bronze at the Paris Salon of 1877, it was seen as so realistic that some accused him of moulding directly from the human body. Haquette defended Rodin against these allegations just after the latter's arrival in Brussels.
The Age of Bronze Sèvres factory Paris Salon Brussels