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FranÃ§ois Girardon - FranÃ§ois Girardon (March 17, 1628 - September 1, 1715) was a French sculptor.
SÃ©bastien Slodtz - SÃ©bastien Slodtz (1655-1726) was a French sculptor, the father of a trio of brothers who helped shape official French sculpture between the Baroque and the Rococo. He was born at Antwerp and joined the Paris workshop of FranÃ§ois Girardon, under whose direction he worked for the sculptural decor of Versailles and its gardens and for the Tuileries.
Etienne Le Hongre - ... Versailles, part of the first generation of sculptors formed by the precepts of the AcadÃ©mie royale de peinture et de sculpture. At the Bain des Nymphes (1678-80) he was one of the sculptors providing lead bas-reliefs for the fountain setting that featured the work of FranÃ§ois Girardon.