Étienne Maurice Falconet

Étienne Maurice Falconet
Falconet by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, 1741
Born1 December 1716
Paris, France
Died24 January 1791(1791-01-24) (aged 74)
Paris, France
Known forSculpture
Notable workThe Bronze Horseman
MovementBaroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism
ChildrenPierre-Etienne and 3 others
RelativesMarie-Anne Collot (daughter-in-law)

Étienne Maurice Falconet (1 December 1716 – 24 January 1791) was a French baroque, rococo and neoclassical sculptor, best-known for his equestrian statue of Peter the Great, the Bronze Horseman (1782), in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire, and for the small statues he produced in series for the Royal Sévres Porcelain Manufactory.

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