David Pierre-Jean D'Angers (1788 - 1856)

David Pierre-Jean D'Angers

David Pierre-Jean, better known as David d'Angers, was a French sculptor of the first half of the 19th century, a representative of Romanticism and Neoclassicism. David d'Angers was also an outstanding medallist, he created a number of unique coins and medals, which today are of great value to collectors.

Over the course of his career, David d'Angers captured in stone, bronze, and plaster a large number of famous people of his era. In addition to full-length statues, he created hundreds of busts, as well as a number of unique tombstones installed in the famous Parisian cemetery of Père Lachaise. The best examples of the sculptor's work decorate the squares of many French cities.

During his 30 years of teaching at the Académie Nationale des Arts David d'Angers trained dozens of French artists.