Pierre Le Gros
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Pierre Le Gros refers to one of two French sculptors, father and son:
- Pierre Le Gros the ElderPierre Le Gros the ElderPierre Le Gros the Elder was a French sculptor whose output was largely absorbed by the decoration of the château and the gardens of Versailles, often working to designs provided by Charles Le Brun and collaborating with other sculptors of the Bâtiments du Roi...
, 1629-1714 - Pierre Le Gros the YoungerPierre Le Gros the YoungerPierre Le Gros was a French sculptor, active almost exclusively in Baroque Rome. Nowadays, his name is commonly written Legros, while he himself always signed as Le Gros; he is frequently referred to either as 'the Younger' or 'Pierre II' to distinguish him from his father, Pierre Le Gros the...
, 1666-1719