Girardon

“Æneid” are as much above all Greek and Latin poets, without exception, as the statues of Girardon are superior to all those which preceded them in France.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

A description of them appeared in the press, and rich amateurs inquired whether he were willing to sell; but, either because he asked too much or really did not want to part with them, they were kept, as also his Christ by Bouchardon or Girardon, which he obtained for two hundred francs and valued at several thousands.

Balzac 2003

Remi+, 14th century, with a bronze crucifix over the altar by Girardon.

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Also some statuary by Girardon, and other French sculptors.

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Girardon and Puget were the most celebrated artists of this period.

A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Anonymous

The high altar was sculptured by Girardon, while the painting of the Baptism of our Lord, forming the reredos of the altar, is by Mignard.

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Vendôme_, cast in bronze, in a single piece, by Keller, from the model of Girardon; twenty men might with ease have sat round a table in the belly of the horse; it stood on a pedestal of white marble of thirty feet in height, twenty-four in length, and thirteen in breadth.

A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 Richard Twiss

A description of them appeared in the press, and rich amateurs inquired whether he were willing to sell; but, either because he asked too much or really did not want to part with them, they were kept, as also his _Christ_ by Bouchardon or Girardon, which he obtained for two hundred francs and valued at several thousands.

Balzac Frederick Lawton

Christ/by Bouchardon or Girardon, which he obtained for two hundred francs and valued at several thousands.

Balzac Lawton, Frederick 1910

Girardon, Puget, Desjardins, and Coysevox, whose works had done so much to beautify the new palace of the king.

The Refugees Arthur Conan Doyle 1894