Laurent Delvaux
Samson in the Louvre
The sculptor Laurent Delvaux (* 1695 in Ghent ; † February 24, 1778 in Nivelles ) was a student of Jan Baptiste Helderberg and Pieter-Denis Plumier . He worked in London from 1717 and in Italy from 1727 to 1733 . In 1734 he became the court sculptor of Emperor Karl VI. , later by Karl Alexander von Lorraine and Maria Theresa . He died in Nivelles, where he had mainly lived.
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Selection of his main works:
Commons : Laurent Delvaux - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Pulpit of St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent (1745)
- Hercules in the Musée Royal des Beaux Arts in Brussels
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| SURNAME | Delvaux, Laurent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1695 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ghent |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1778 |
| Place of death | Nivelles |