The Sculptor of Parisian Grandeur In the heart of nineteenth-century Paris, a period defined by the opulent architectural transformations of the Second Empire, the name Charles Alphonse Achille Guméry resonates with the weight of marble and the luster of gilt bronze. Born on June 14, 1827, in the Vaugirard district, Guméry emerged from a middle-class Savoyard lineage, the son of a dedicated schoolteacher named Nicolas. His journey fro…