f "Mlle. Benedetti" showed that he was not idle. He was
working at the same time on the decorations of the Pavilion de Flore, of
which the pediment alone was seen at the Salon, though the bas-relief
below is an even better example of his style. After producing a statue
of the prince imperial, Carpeaux was made chevalier of the Legion of
Honour in 1866. Two years later he received an important commission to
execute one of the four groups for the facade of the new opera house.
His group, representing "Dancing," 1869, was greeted with indignant
protests; it is nevertheless a sound work, full of movement, with no
fault but that of exceeding the limitations prescribed. In 1869 he
exhibited a "Bust of M. Gamier," and followed this up with two pieces
intended for his native city: a statue of Watteau, and a bas-relief,
"Valenciennes repelling Invasion." During the Commune he came to
England, and made a "Bust of Gounod" in 1871. His last important work
was a fountain, the "Four Quarters of the World," in which the globe is
sustained by four female figures personifying Europe, Asia, Africa and
America. This fountain is now in the Avenue de l'Observatoire in Paris.
Carpeaux, though exhausted by illness, continued designing
indefatigably, till he died at the Chateau de Becon, near Courbevoie, on
the 12th of October 1875, after being promoted to the higher grade of
the Legion of Honour. Many of his best drawings have been presented by
Prince Stirbey to the city of Valenciennes.

See Ernest Chesneau, _Carpeaux, sa vie et son oeuvre_ (Paris, 1880);
Paul Foucart, _Catalogue du Musee Carpeaux, Valenciennes_ (Paris,
1882); Jules Claretie, _J. Carpeaux_ (1882); Francois Bournand, _J.B.
Carpeaux_ (1893).

CARPENTARIA, GULF OF, an extensive arm of the sea deeply indenting the
north coast of Australia, between 10 deg. 40' and 17 deg. 40' S., and
135 deg. 30' and 142 deg. E. Its length is 480 m. and its extreme
breadth (E. to W.) 420 m. It is bounded E. by Cape York Peninsula, and
W. by the Northern Territory of South Australia. Near its southern
extremity is situated a group of islands called Wellesley; and towards
the western side are the Sir Edward Pellew Islands, the Groote Eylandt
and others. A large number of rivers find their way to the gulf, and
some are of considerable size. On the eastern side there is the Mitchell
river; at the south-east corner the Gilbert, the Norman, the Flinders,
the Leichhardt and the Gregory; a