# The Sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ROSLIN, Marie-Suzanne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/roslin-marie-suzanne-reace2c5897c86e>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Pastel on blue paper, 91 x 73 cm

## Commentary

In this pastel portrait of the sculptor, the sitter&#39;s sumptuous attire and the cross of the Order of Saint Michael tend to overshadow the very opus that earned him his knighthood, namely, the monument to Louis XV, featured in the model behind him.

## Attribution

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