Sylvain Kinsberger was born in Paris on January 21st, 1855, and died in 1935.
He was known for his sculpture in bronze and ceramics, medal engravings, trophys and drawings. Kinsburger created.sculpture in the genre style with cherubs and angels and depictions of ordinary life.  He was a student of Augustin Alexandre Dumont and of  Émile Eugène Thomas. His first exhibition of sculpture at the Salon de Paris was in 1878 and he became a member of the Société des Artistes Français.  He continued to exhibit at the Salon where he obtained two  honorable mentions in 1884 and 1886,  and  two third place awards in 1888 and 1889 for his sculptures.   In 1889 at the Exposition  Universelle in Paris Kinsberger also received  a bronze medal.

Ref: E. Benezit Dictionnaire des Peintres Sculpteurs Dessinateurs et Graveurs 1999 edition