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Guillaume Coustou the Elder
Guillaume Coustou the Elder by Jacques-François Delyen, in the Palace of Versailles, Salle Louis XIV
Born
29 November 1677
Lyon, Kingdom of France
Died
22 February 1746 (1746-02-23) (aged 68)
Paris, Kingdom of France
Known for
Sculpture
Movement
Baroque and Louis XIV style
Children
Guillaume Coustou
Parents
François Coustou (father)
Claudine Coysevox (mother)
Relatives
Nicolas Coustou (brother), Antoine Coysevox (uncle)
Director of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture
In office 1733–1735[a]
Monarch
Louis XV
Preceded by
Louis de Boullogne
In office 1735–1738
Succeeded by
Nicolas de Largillière
August the Strong of Saxony by Guillaume Coustou the Elder, c.1725, Museum of Old Masters, Dresden
Guillaume Coustou the Elder (French pronunciation:[ɡijomkustu]; 29 November 1677, Lyon – 22 February 1746, Paris) was a French sculptor of the Baroque and Louis XIV style. He was a royal sculptor for Louis XIV and Louis XV and became Director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1735. He is best known for his monumental statues of horses made for the Château de Marly, whose replicas now stand in the Place de la Concorde in Paris.[1]
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