Philippe-Laurent Roland
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Philippe-Laurent Roland | |
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Born | 13 August 1746 |
Died | 11 July 1816 (aged 69) |
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
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Philippe-Laurent Roland (13 August 1746 – 11 July 1816) was a French sculptor. A native of Pont-à-Marcq, Nord, he died in Paris. His art is neoclassical in style; he worked a great deal in stone and in terra cotta. Some of his reliefs may be seen on the facade of the Louvre.
Biography
The son of a tailor and innkeeper, Philippe-Laurent Roland began his training at the drawing school in Lille, in his native region. He had a younger brother, the painter Jacques-François-Joseph Roland (1757-1804).
In 1764, he left for Paris and joined the studio of Augustin Pajou with whom he maintained a collaboration of nearly forty years. He then collaborated with him on the decoration of the Palace of Versailles and the Palais-Royal.
Works
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Thérèse-Françoise Potain Roland, Wife of the Sculptor, terra cotta, in the National Gallery of Art
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- Philippe-Laurent Roland @ ArtCyclopedia
- Philippe-Laurent Roland in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website
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