François Gaspard Adam
Deceased Person
1710 – 1761
Who was François Gaspard Adam?
François Gaspard Adam was a French rococo sculptor.
A member of the Adam family of painters, François was born at Nancy, and studied under his father, Jacob-Sigisbert. He later followed his two brothers to Rome in 1730, before moving to Paris. In 1740, he took second in the Prix de Rome competition, but later won the contest and returned to Rome in 1742 to study at the Académie de France's campus there. From 1747 to 1760, Adam was the principal sculptor of Frederick the Great of Prussia. Most of his work decorates the grounds at Frederick's Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam. He died in Paris.
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- Born
- May 23, 1710
Nancy - Also known as
- Francois Gaspard Adam
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- Aug 18, 1761
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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