Étienne Maurice Falconet

Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716–1791) was a France sculptor, encyclopédistes and translator.

Also recorded as Etienne-Maurice Falconet; Étienne-Maurice Falconet; Étienne-Maurice Faconet; Étienne Falconet; Etienne Falconet; Etienne-Maurice Faconet.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with Rococo. Places of work recorded in the authority include Paris, Saint Petersburg and The Hague. Works named in the authority record include Pygmalion and Galatea and Bronze Horseman. Catalogue entries for sculpture state material, cast or carving, dimensions and foundry or workshop marks. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

French sculptor (1716–1791)

Sources

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“Étienne Maurice Falconet”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q289246: Étienne Maurice Falconet
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