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Famous sculptors and sculpture (1896)

Shedd, Julia Ann Clark, 1834-1897 · Boston : Houghton, Mifflin · leaf 285

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is a group representing Achilles and Penthesilea. Hedied in 1822. PIERRE JEAN DAVID. PIEEEE JEAN DAVID, called David of Angers,one of the most eminent sculptors of France, wasborn at Angers in 1789. His father was a wood-carver,and found so little success in his work that he strenu-ously opposed… … 1789.] riEllKE JEAN DAVID. 25/ entered the studio of David tlie painter. He was after-wards instructed by Iioland, Professor of Sculpture in theAcademy of Fine Arts. After gaining several academicprizes, he won, in 1811, the Grand Prize, which enabledhim to study in Pome. He remained in Pome for…

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