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Augustin Pajou (19th Sep, 1730 - 8th May, 1809)

Jean Baptiste II Lemoyne (1704-1778), sculpteur, maître de Pajou

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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Gérard Blot / Christian Jean

musée du Louvre

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About the artwork

Title:

Jean Baptiste II Lemoyne (1704-1778), sculpteur, maître de Pajou

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Techniques:

cire-perdue casting

Dimensions:

620 x 310

Inventory number:

RF1211

Detail:

Ciselé par Thomire. Fondu d'après une étude en terre cuite présentée au Salon de 1759 (musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes) probablement après la mort de Lemoyne

Location:

musée du Louvre

About the author(s)

Author:

Also known as:

Augustin Pajou le Père

Born:

19th Sep, 1730

Dead:

8th May, 1809

Country:

France

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Augustin Pajou (19 September 1730, Paris – 8 May 1809) was a French sculptor, born in Paris. At eighteen he won the Prix de Rome, and at thirty exhibited his Pluton tenant Cerbère enchaîné (now in the Louvre). Read more...