Pierre Joseph Chardigny
Pierre Joseph Chardigny was a French sculptor and medal designer.
Early life
Pierre Joseph Chardigny was born in 1794 in Aix-en-Provence. His father, Barthélémy-François Chardigny, was a sculptor. He learned sculpture from François Joseph Bosio.Career
Chardigny designed many sculptures, some of which are held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan [Museum of Art], the Princeton [University Art Museum], the Château [de Pau], and the Musée Baron-Martin.Chardigny suggested the design of a 100-foot statue in the shape of William Shakespeare in London, where visitors could go in, but it was turned down on the grounds that it would dehumanize him.