Élias Robert
Élias Robert | |
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| Born | 6 June 1821 Étampes, France |
| Died | 29 April 1874 (aged 52) Paris, France |
| Occupation | sculptor |
| Notable work | France Crowning Art and Industry |
Louis Valentin Robert, called Élias Robert (6 June 1821, Étampes – 29 April 1874, Paris) was a French sculptor.
Family
He had an older brother, also named Louis Valentin Robert, born 15 September 1819 (Étampes) died 2 October 1819 (Étampes).
Career
Robert's major works include :
- Phryne, collection of the Louvre museum in Paris (1855)
- France Crowning Art and Industry, outdoor sculpture in Paris (1855)
- Justice, a bronze crowning one of the columns of the Fontaine Saint-Michel in Paris (1861)
- Agriculture and Industry, displayed on the main facade of the Gare d'Austerlitz train terminal in Paris (1868)
- the caryatid of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers in Paris
- Column of Pedro IV, Rossio Square in Lisbon, Portugal (1870)[1]
A collection of his work was donated to the city museum of Étampes[2] after his death.
References
- ↑ "Monumento D. Pedro IV". Informações e Serviços de Lisboa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ fr:Musée municipal d'Étampes
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Élias Robert.
- Élias Robert in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website