Philippe Magnier

Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor (1647–1715) in the service of the Sun King's court painter Charles Le Brun.

Life
He was born in Paris to Laurent Magnier. He worked for Le Brun at a time when many works of art were required for the new, enormous Versailles castle complex. He died in Paris.

Works

 * Les Lutteurs ('the Wrestlers'), a 1684–1685 copy of the classical Uffizi wrestlers, made for Versailles park (now in the Louvre museum)
 * L'Aurore 'Dawn' (Louvre)
 * Saint Jude (Louvre)
 * Nymphe (park of Versailles castle)
 * L'aurore (park of Versailles)
 * Le Printemps 'Spring' (park of Versailles)
 * Ulysse 'Ulysses' (park of Versailles)