Bouchardon, Edmé

Bouchardon, Edmé

(ĕdmā` bo͞oshärdôN`), 1698–1762, French sculptor; pupil of Guillaume Coustou. He is known for his fountain in the Rue de Grenelle, Paris, and for numerous works at Versailles, in the Louvre, and in Saint-Sulpice, Paris. Bouchardon was famous for the classical purity of his style.