Louis Valentin Robert, called Élias Robert (born 6 June 1821 (

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) – died 29 April 1874 (

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) was a French sculptor.

Family

He had an older brother, also named Louis Valentin Robert, born 15 September 1819 (

) died 2 October 1819 (

Career

Robert's major works include : * ''Phryne'', collection of the

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museum in Paris (1855) * '' France Crowning Art and Industry'', outdoor sculpture in Paris (1855) * ''Justice'', a bronze crowning one of the columns of the

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in Paris (1861) * ''Agriculture'' and ''Industry'', displayed on the main facade of the

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train terminal in Paris (1868) * the

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of the

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in Paris A collection of his work was donated to the city museum of Étampes :fr:Musée municipal d'Étampes after his death.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robert, Elias 1831 births 1874 deaths 19th-century French male artists 19th-century French sculptors French architectural sculptors French male sculptors People from Étampes Sculptors from Paris