Guillaume Coustou the Younger

Guillaume Coustou ( born March 20, 1716 in Paris, † July 13, 1777 ) was a French sculptor.

On the occasion of the major exhibition of the Académie des Beaux -Arts in 1735 Coustous work was awarded the Prix de Rome. Connected with this prize was a scholarship that Coustou allowed to study in Rome at the Villa Medici.

After five years Coustou 1740 returned to France and worked from that time in the studio of his father, Guillaume. He died at the age of 61 years on July 13, 1777 in Paris.

Reception

Coustou was an ingenious artist whose sweet and superficial treatment to the taste of his contemporaries all came to meet.

Works (selection)

  • The statues of Mars and Venus for Frederick II of Prussia at Sanssouci.
  • Vénus Terre cuite; H. 0.69 m; L.: 0.28 m; Pr: 0.27 m
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