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Artists›Edme Bouchardon

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Edme Bouchardon

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WA-00118404

SculptureBaroque

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1921-6-258
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

About

Why this artist matters now

Edmé Bouchardon was a French sculptor best known for his neoclassical statues in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, his medals, his equestrian statue of Louis XV for the Place de la Concorde ; and for the Fountain of Four Seasons in Paris. He was also a draftsman and painter, and made celebrated series of engravings of working-class Parisians.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Baroque

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Sculpture

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Artworks (7)

Ontwerp voor een gedenkpenning ter herdenking van het herstel van de Franse koning

1744 · paper, chalk

diameter: 212 cm

Rijksmuseum

Saint Francis Holding a Crucifix

1718 · Red chalk on buff laid paper

34.5 × 18.7 cm (13 5/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Justice

1718 · Red chalk on ivory laid paper

37.5 × 23.5 cm (14 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Saint Clothing the Poor Among the Ruins of an Earthquake

1718 · Red chalk on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

43.8 × 57.8 cm (17 1/4 × 22 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nude Child Seated Under Trees

1718 · Red chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove card

21.5 × 28.7 cm (8 1/2 × 11 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman Looking Upwards

1718 · Red chalk on cream laid paper

25 × 19.2 cm (9 7/8 × 7 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ontwerp voor een grafmonument voor prinses Anastasiya Trubetskaya: blad met inscriptie

1708 · chalk, paper

width: 260 cm, height: 96 cm

Rijksmuseum

Artwork sources (2)

7 published of 7 catalogued · 7 with image

Art Institute Chicago
5 published5 img
Rijksmuseum
2 published2 img

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2 entries · 1 sources

Ontwerp voor een gedenkpenning ter herdenking van het herstel van de Franse koning
1744 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Ontwerp voor een grafmonument voor prinses Anastasiya Trubetskaya: blad met inscriptie
1708 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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