Edmé Bouchardon
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Edmé Bouchardon was a French sculptor best known for his neoclassical statues in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, his medals, his equestrian statue of Louis XV for the Place de la Concorde; an
Portrait by François-Hubert Drouais in 1758
Bust of Pope Clement XII, plaster and terra-cotta (after 1730) California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Copy of the Barberini Faun in Rome made by Bouchardon, Louvre (1732)
Edme Bouchardon, Cupid, 1744, National Gallery of Art
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
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Jean-Baptiste Pigalle was a French sculptor whose work was influenced by both baroque and neo-classical trends.
Edmé Bouchardon
…for the Place Louis XV, to commemorate France's victory in the War of Austrian Succession. He died before the work was finished. It was completed by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, but was destroyed during the French Revolution. Bouchardon also designed jetons or metal tokens, which were distributed by the King. The subjects and…
Portrait by Marie-Suzanne Roslin, 1770
Mercury putting on his running shoes (Louvre) (1753)
Chapel of the Virgin, Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris
Voltaire nude (The Louvre, 1777)