Born in Paris, the son of
André Louis Caillouette, he studied at the
École des beaux-arts de Paris in
Philippe-Laurent Roland's studio. In 1809, he won third place in the
prix de Rome with
Marius in the Ruins of Carthage. Financial problems forced him to seek non-artistic work and it was only around 1816 that he recommenced training in a studio, this time that of
Pierre Cartellier, winning second place in the prix de Rome competition in 1818. Having reached the age limit for the competition, he shifted into commercial production of small bronzes and accepting state commissions for restoring earlier sculptures. In 1836 Caillouette, Dupuis l'Aîné and Dupuis Jeune jointly opened a free drawing school for workers of the
faubourg Saint-Denis in the
cour des Petites-Écuries of the former 3rd arrondissement of Paris (now in the
10e). Three times a week, they held two hour lessons at 8 pm, attended by hundreds of workers, who thus increased their income. The school also trained painter decorators, porcelain painters, gold engravers and ornamental sculptors. The city authorities allocated 4200 francs to help run the school, which held an exhibition in 1840 at the mairie (town hall) of the former 3rd arrondissement. Louis-Denis Caillouette lived at 8
rue Cassette à Paris. He was a member of the
Société libre des beaux-arts de Paris and died in Paris. == Paris Salon works ==