Élias Robert
Phryne by Élias Robert, North facade of the Louvre's Cour Carrée
There are two Louis-Valentin Robert :
1) Louis Valentin Robert born 15 September 1819 (Étampes) died 2 October 1819 (Étampes)
His younger brother with the same name :
2) Louis Valentin Robert called Élias Robert born 6 June 1821 (Étampes) died 29 April 1874 (Paris) is a French sculptor. His major works include :
- Phryne, Louvre museum (1855)
- France crowning Art and Industry (1855)
- Justice, a bronze crowning one of the columns of Fontaine Saint-Michel (1861)
- Agriculture and Industry displayed on the main facade of Gare d'Austerlitz (1868)
- the Caryatid of Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers
A collection of his works was donated to the city museum of Étampes[1] after his death.
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External links
- Élias Robert in American public collections on the French Sculpture Census website
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