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Augustin Pajou

1730 - 1809

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Augustin Pajou (French pronunciation: [oɡystɛ̃ paʒu]; 19 September 1730 – 8 May 1809) was a French sculptor, born in Paris. At eighteen he won the Prix de Rome, and at thirty exhibited his Pluton tenant Cerbère enchaîné (now in the Louvre). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augustin Pajou is the 108th most popular sculptor (up from 117th in 2019), the 2,653rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,768th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular French Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Augustin Pajou ranks 108 out of 258. Before him are Agoracritus, Antonio Rossellino, Adolf von Hildebrand, Hendrick de Keyser, Christian Daniel Rauch, and Benedetto da Maiano. After him are Carl Milles, Georg Rafael Donner, Medardo Rosso, John Flaxman, Yevgeny Vuchetich, and Silanion.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1730, Augustin Pajou ranks 18. Before him are Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony, James Bruce, Otto Friedrich Müller, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Antonio Sacchini, and Motoori Norinaga. After him are Velu Nachiyar, William Hamilton, Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Johann Hedwig, William Hudson, and Koca Yusuf Pasha. Among people deceased in 1809, Augustin Pajou ranks 19. Before him are Leopold Auenbrugger, Matthew Boulton, François Laurent d'Arlandes, John Moore, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, and Archduke Karl of Austria-Este. After him are Ludwig von Cobenzl, Anton Stamitz, Dirk van der Aa, Meriwether Lewis, Nicolas Dalayrac, and Ignacy Potocki.

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In France

Among people born in France, Augustin Pajou ranks 2,653 out of 6,770. Before him are André Téchiné (1943), Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat (1788), Patrice Leconte (1947), Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (1786), Gilles de Roberval (1602), and Gilbert Simondon (1924). After him are Jean-Delphin Alard (1815), Jacques de Vitry (1170), Louison Bobet (1925), Valery Larbaud (1881), Georges Guynemer (1894), and Gabriel Matzneff (1936).

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Among SCULPTORS In France

Among sculptors born in France, Augustin Pajou ranks 23. Before him are Nicolas Coustou (1658), Jean Goujon (1510), César Baldaccini (1921), Jean de Chelles (1200), Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876), and Antoine-Louis Barye (1795). After him are Emmanuel Frémiet (1824), Daniel Buren (1938), Jules Dalou (1838), Germain Pilon (1525), Henri Laurens (1885), and Charles Despiau (1874).

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