Élias Robert
Louis Valentin Robert, called Élias Robert (6 June 1821, Étampes – 29 April 1874, Paris) was a French sculptor.
Also recorded as Louis Valentin Robert · Elias Robert · Louis-Valentin Elias Robert
Élias Robert
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- Born
- 6 June 1821
- Birthplace
- Étampes, France
- Died
- 29 April 1874
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Nationality
- France
- Teachers
- David d'Angers
- Known for
- Jacques Cœur · François Rabelais
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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• Born — 6 June 1821 • Birthplace — Étampes, France • Died — 29 April 1874 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — sculptor • Notable Works — France Crowning Art and Industry
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He had an older brother, also named Louis Valentin Robert, born 15 September 1819 (Étampes) died 2 October 1819 (Étampes).
Career
Career
Robert's major works include: • Phryne, collection of the Louvre museum in Paris (1855) • France Crowning Art and Industry, outdoor sculpture in Paris (1855) • Justice, a bronze crowning one of the columns of the Fontaine Saint-Michel in Paris (1861) • Agriculture and Industry, displayed on the main facade of the Gare d'Austerlitz train terminal in Paris (1868) • the caryatid of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers in Paris • Column of Pedro IV, Rossio Square in Lisbon, Portugal (1870) A collection of his work was donated to the city museum of Étampes after his death.
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1819
Élias Robert born at Étampes.
1874
Élias Robert died at Paris.
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