Pierre Joseph Chardigny
Born20 February 1794
Died20 April 1866 (1866-04-21) (aged 72)
Paris, France
OccupationSculptor
Parent(s)Barthélémy-François Chardigny
Marie Rose Demongé

Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866) was a French sculptor and medal designer.

Early life

Pierre Joseph Chardigny was born in 1794 in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2] His father, Barthélémy-François Chardigny, was a sculptor.[1] He learned sculpture from François Joseph Bosio.[1][2]

Career

Chardigny designed many sculptures, some of which are held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[3] the Princeton University Art Museum,[4] the Château de Pau,[5] and the Musée Baron-Martin.[6]

Medal depicting Alexandre Angélique de Talleyrand-Périgord, designed by Chardigny.

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.[7]

Death

Chardigny died in 1866.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Parrocel, Étienne (1867). Annales de la peinture: discours et fragments. Marseille: En vent chez l'auteur. pp. 205–215. OCLC 222894854. Barthélémy-François Chardigny.
  2. 1 2 Rondot, Natalis (1904). Les médailleurs et les graveurs de monnaies, jetons et médailles en France. Paris: E. Leroux. p. 380. ISBN 9788490012789. OCLC 12647300.
  3. 1 2 "Bust of the Marquis de Lafayette". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Pierre Joseph Chardigny (French, 1794–1866)". Princeton University Art Museum. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  5. "Pierre Joseph Chardigny". Réunion des Musées Nationaux. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  6. "Les sculptures". Musée Baron-Martin. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  7. Thomas, Julia (2012). Shakespeare's shrine : the Bard's birthplace and the invention of Stratford-upon-Avon. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780812244236. OCLC 768792996.


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