Pierre-Charles Bridan
Illustration — Engraving by Augustus Charles Pugin of Bridan's plaster full-scale model, 1814 Pierre-Charles Bridan (1766–1836) was a French sculptor. A pupil of his father, the sculptor Charles-Antoine Bridan. He attended the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture where he won the Prix de Rome in 1791.
Pierre-Charles Bridan
Augustus Charles Pugin Fenner Sears J. Nash · This image is available from the Brown University Library under the digital ID 109302660457625. · Public domain
- Born
- Pierre-Charles Bridan was born in 1766. · Paris.
- Died
- Pierre-Charles Bridan died in 1836. · Versailles.
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- France
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Fields
- art of sculpture
- Known for
- Marble bust of Titian · Vulcain
- Honours
- Prix de Rome
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Engraving by Augustus Charles Pugin of Bridan's plaster full-scale model, 1814 Pierre-Charles Bridan (1766–1836) was a French sculptor. A pupil of his father, the sculptor Charles-Antoine Bridan. He attended the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture where he won the Prix de Rome in 1791.
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Around 1812, he participated in the project to design of the Elephant of the Bastille. Bridan completed the plaster full-scale model of the elephant in 1814.
The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Works named in the authority record are Marble bust of Titian and Vulcain. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.
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Pierre-Charles Bridan was born in Paris.
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Pierre-Charles Bridan died in Versailles.
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