Born 29 May 1698; died 27 July 1762. Bouchardon was a student of Guillaume Coustou, and won the prix de Rome in 1722. He spent ten years (1722-1732) in Rome, Italy working on various projects for Pope Clement XII. In 1732 Bouchardon was recalled to Paris and named sculptor to the king. Bouchardon became a professor at the Académie Royale in 1746. He worked on an equestrian monument of Louis XV, King of France, from 1748 to 1762. This sculpture was considered a masterpiece at the time, but was destroyed during the French Revolution. Comment on works: Sculptor; Draftsman

Bouchardon, Edme

Biography

Notable Works

Artworks

Two nude children, one sleeping and the other holding a wreath, from New Book of Children

Two nude children eating grapes; from New Book of Children

Two nude children standing; from New Book of Children

New Book of Children, title page

Two nude children playing with a leaf; from New Book of Children

The Fountain of the Graces

Venus and Cupid on a Cloud

Venus with nymphs

Diana at the Bath After Returning from the Hunt

Fire

Air

Earth

Nude children shearing wheat; an allegory of Summer; after a bas-relief on the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Paris)

Nude children eating grapes and playing with a goat; an allegory of Fall, after a bas-relief on the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Paris)

Nude children and a dog warming themselves by a fire; an allegory of Winter, after a bas-relief on the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Paris)

Ludovico XV, dedication page

Young Vendor

Globe with Mapping Instruments

Standing Female Nude

Go Nymphs, who lay down their arms, Love is resting!

A Hunter Grabbing a Bear

Taste

Venus on the Water

Venus Catching Love or Venus Flogging Love