Claude Michel
#257024 Most Popular
About
French sculptor in the Rococo style who went by the name Clodion. His works are held at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Bowes Museum, among others.
Before Fame
He went to Paris and studied in the workshop of Lambert Sigisbert Adam, his maternal uncle.
Trivia
His best known works are a statue of Montesquieu, a Dying Cleopatra, and a chimneypiece in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Family Life
He married Catherine Flore in 1782.
Associated With
Catherine the Great wanted him to come to Russia, but he declined.
