Philippe-Laurent Roland
Philippe-Laurent Roland (13 August 1746 – 11 July 1816) was a French sculptor. A native of Pont-à-Marcq, Nord, he died in Paris. His art is neoclassical in style; he worked a great deal in stone and in terra cotta.
Also recorded as Philippe Laurent Roland
Philippe-Laurent Roland
Philippe-Laurent Roland · https: sort=6 sortdir=asc keyword=roland%20philippe fp=1 dd1=0 dd2=0 · Public domain
- Born
- 1746 · Pont-à-Marcq.
- Died
- 1816 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Teachers
- Augustin Pajou
- Known for
- Emperor Napoleon · Jean-Antoine Chaptal
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Philippe-Laurent Roland. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q3379186 · wikipedia · Philippe-Laurent Roland
In this article
Biography
Biography
Some of his reliefs may be seen on the facade of the Louvre.
Training under Augustin Pajou is recorded. David d'Angers and Louis-Denis Caillouette are recorded as having studied under Philippe-Laurent Roland. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Beaux-Arts de Paris. Positions recorded include teacher. Works named in the authority record are Emperor Napoleon and Jean-Antoine Chaptal. Work by Philippe-Laurent Roland is recorded in the collections of Musée des Augustins, Musée Carnavalet, Musée Cognacq-Jay and J. Paul Getty Museum. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
The son of a tailor and innkeeper, Philippe-Laurent Roland began his training at the drawing school in Lille, in his native region. He had a younger brother, the painter Jacques-François-Joseph Roland (1757-1804). In 1764, he left for Paris and joined the studio of Augustin Pajou with whom he maintained a collaboration of nearly forty years. He then collaborated with him on the decoration of the Palace of Versailles and the Palais-Royal.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1746
Philippe-Laurent Roland was born on 13 August 1746.
1816
Philippe-Laurent Roland died on 11 July 1816.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Pont-à-Marcq.
Birth place
Paris.
Death place
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Philippe-Laurent Roland”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3379186: Philippe-Laurent Roland
General reference · Wikidata
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Philippe-Laurent Roland, revision 1365552219 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
People, houses and institutions
Knowledge graph
People, houses and institutions
Teachers, collaborators, publishers and institutions recorded against this person, each on a stated basis.
Died at
1- ParisPlace
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
He trained under Augustin Pajou. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
The authorities additionally record the heading Philippe Laurent Roland. His recorded language was French. He married Thérèse-Françoise Potain. One child is recorded: Lise Lucas de Montigny. Roland received Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Identity and origins
Recognition and collections
Work by Philippe-Laurent Roland is
Musée des Augustins, Musée Carnavalet, Musée Cognacq-Jay and J. Paul Getty Museum
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Sculpture
6,174 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Philippe Joseph Henri LemaireArtist
- Philippe MagnierArtist
- Philippe ParmentierArtist
- Philippe PoitevinArtist
- PhilolaosArtist
- PhradmonArtist
- Phyllida BarlowArtist
- Phyllis BoneArtist
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Philippe-Laurent Roland?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.