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Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor (1647–1715) in the service of the Sun King's court painter Charles Le Brun.
Life
He was born in Paris to Laurent Magnier. He worked for Le Brun at a time when many works of art were required for the new, enormous Versailles castle complex. He died in Paris.
Works
*''Les Lutteurs'' ('the Wrestlers'), a 1684–1685 copy of the classical Uffizi wrestlers, made for Versailles park (now in the Louvre museum) *''L'Aurore'' 'Dawn' (Louvre) *''Saint Jude'' (Louvre) *''Nymphe'' (park of Versailles castle) *''L'aurore'' (park of Versailles) *''Le Printemps'' 'Spring' (park of Versailles) *''Ulysse'' 'Ulysses' (park of Versailles)References
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* 1647 births 1715 deaths 17th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 18th-century French sculptors Sculptors from Paris 18th-century French male artists {{France-sculptor-stub