Louis-Alexandre Berthier - Public domain portrait painting
Summary
d'après un original exposé au Salon de 1804; commandé par Napoléon Ier pour la salle des maréchaux du palais des Tuileries à Paris en 1804
He was a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne and won the Prix de Rome in 1752. He worked for the court of Louis XV and Louis XVI, creating sculptures for their palaces and gardens. Pajou's style was characterised by a graceful and delicate approach to the human form, influenced by the Rococo style. Among his most famous works are the statue of Amor and Psyche and the monument to Madame du Barry. He was also a member of the prestigious Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Pajou died in Paris in 1809.
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Date
1808
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain