Élias Robert


Louis Valentin Robert, called Élias Robert – died 29 April 1874 was a French sculptor.

Family

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

Career

Robert's major works include :Phryne, collection of the Louvre museum in Paris France Crowning Art and Industry, outdoor sculpture in Paris Justice, a bronze crowning one of the columns of the Fontaine Saint-Michel in Paris Agriculture and Industry, displayed on the main facade of the Gare d'Austerlitz train terminal in Paris
A collection of his work was donated to the city museum of Étampes after his death.