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There are two Louis-Valentin Robert :
1) Louis Valentin Robert born 15 September 1819 (
There are two Louis-Valentin Robert :
1) Louis Valentin Robert born 15 September 1819 (Étampes
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) died 2 October 1819 (Étampes
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)
His younger brother with the same name :
2) Louis Valentin Robert called Élias Robert born 6 June 1821 (Étampes
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) died 29 April 1874 (Paris
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) is a French sculptor. His major works include :
* ''Phryne'', Louvre museum (1855)
* '' France crowning Art and Industry'' (1855)
* ''Justice'', a bronze crowning one of the columns of Fontaine Saint-Michel
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(1861)
* ''Agriculture'' and ''Industry'' displayed on the main facade of Gare d'Austerlitz
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(1868)
* the Caryatid
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of Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers
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A collection of his works was donated to the city museum of Étampes :fr:Musée municipal d'Étampes after his death.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robert, Elias 1819 births 1874 deaths French architectural sculptors 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists