About
French neoclassical sculptor famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures.
Before Fame
He studied at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and at the École royale des élèves protégés.
Trivia
He became a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture and then became a professor.
Family Life
He married Marie-Ange-Cecile Langlois in 1786 and they had three daughters.
Associated With
He created a marble bust of Voltaire.
