Life and work

Henri Teixeira de Mattos took lessons at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. He lived in Rome (1879-1881) to acquire further skills in sculpture. Back in the Netherlands continued his studies at the academy, where he was a pupil of August Allebé among others. Teixeira was not the only artist in his family, he was uncle of Joseph Mendes da Costa, sculptor and painter Joseph Teixeira de Mattos.
work

Known from Teixeira are the animal figures, which he found inspiration in Artis (1881-1892) and the London Zoo, London Zoo (1892-1899). Some of his designs were executed in porcelain by Plateelbakkerij Haga [2] and The Royal Delft.
see also

List of Dutch sculptors