Élias Robert

For the Micronesian politician, see Elias Robert (politician).

Phryne by Élias Robert, North facade of the Louvre's Cour Carrée

Louis Valentin Robert, called Élias Robert (born 6 June 1821 (Étampes) – died 29 April 1874 (Paris) was a French sculptor.

Family

He had an older brother, also named Louis Valentin Robert, born 15 September 1819 (Étampes) died 2 October 1819 (Étampes).

Career

Robert's major works include :

• Phryne, collection of the Louvre museum in Paris (1855)
• France Crowning Art and Industry, outdoor sculpture in Paris (1855)
• Justice, a bronze crowning one of the columns of the Fontaine Saint-Michel in Paris (1861)
• Agriculture and Industry, displayed on the main facade of the Gare d'Austerlitz train terminal in Paris (1868)
• the caryatid of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers in Paris

A collection of his work was donated to the city museum of Étampes after his death.

External links

• Élias Robert in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website