Barthélémy-François Chardigny (1757-1813) was a French sculptor. He designed public sculptures in

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Early life

Barthélémy-François Chardigny was born on September 4, 1757, in

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, France. He learned sculpture under

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Career

Chardigny was a sculptor. He won the

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in sculpture in 1782. Colone-de-la-peste-Marseille

Chardigny moved to

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to design sculptures for the Palace of Justice in 1784. He designed marble sculptures of King

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and King Henry IV, a sculpture of the Greek mythology figure

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, two fountains, a large sculpture with three figures, and another sculpture named ''Despotisme renversé''. However, they were removed during the

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, and moved to the Ecole Centrale (then in Aix and later moved to Marseille) in 1802. Chardigny moved to Marseille, where he was commissioned a statue representing Liberty for the townhall in 1798. He subsequently designed the same statue for many townhalls. Meanwhile, he was commissioned other public sculptures by the city of Marseille. For example, he designed the fountain on the Place des Capucines, then known as the ''place des fainéants''; it was later dismantled and replaced with another fountain designed by Dominique Fossati, although the basin remains Chardigny's. Meanwhile, Chardigny became a member of the

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in 1800. Chardigny moved to Paris in 1808, where he designed sculptures of

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and

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in the

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Personal life, death and legacy

Chardigny married and had a son, Pierre Joseph Chardigny, in 1794. He died on March 3, 1813, in Paris. Eight of his sculptures are in the permanent collection of the

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, while more sculptures are held at the

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References

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