Claude Francin
Claude-Clair Francin (born June 5, 1702 in Strasbourg , † March 18, 1773 in Bourg-la-Reine , Hauts-de-Seine ) was a French sculptor .
He was the son of the sculptor François-Alexis Francin.
For Louis XV. he created the unfinished marble sculpture The Robbery of Ganymede (Baltimore, Walters Art Museum ).
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| SURNAME | Francin, Claude |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Francin, Claude-Clair (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1702 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1773 |
| Place of death | Bourg-la-Reine , Hauts-de-Seine department |