Élias Robert
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Élias Robert (Étampes
Étampes
Étampes is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southwest from the center of Paris . Étampes is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department....

, 15 September 1819 - Paris, 29 April 1874) is a French sculptor. His major works include :
  • Phryne, Louvre museum (1855)
  • France crowning Art and Industry
    France crowning Art and Industry
    France crowning Art and Industry is a 6.50 m tall limestone sculpture group which decorated the top of the entrance of Palais de l'Industrie, the main building of the 1855 international exhibition in Paris. It was moved to the park of Saint-Cloud in 1900 when the palais de l'Industrie was...

    (1855)
  • Justice, a bronze crowning one of the columns of Fontaine Saint-Michel
    Fontaine Saint-Michel
    The Fontaine Saint-Michel is a monumental fountain located in Place Saint-Michel in the 5th arrondissement in Paris. It was constructed in 1858-1860 during the French Second Empire by the architect Gabriel Davioud.- History :...

     (1861)
  • Agriculture and Industry displayed on the main facade of Gare d'Austerlitz
    Gare d'Austerlitz
    Paris Austerlitz is one of the six large terminus railway stations in Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the XIIIe arrondissement...

     (1868)
  • the Caryatid
    Caryatid
    A caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term karyatides literally means "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town of Peloponnese...

     of Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers


A collection of his works was donated to the city museum of Étampes after his death.

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