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Also Known As Louis-François Roubillac
Baptized August 31, 1702 • Lyon • France
Died January 11, 1762 • London • England
Movement / Style Late Baroque

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“Monument of Lady Elizabeth Nightingale,” white and black marble sculpture by Louis-François Roubiliac, 1761; in the Chapel of St. Nicholas, Westminster Abbey, London
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Detail from the monument of Cardinal Piero Riario by Andrea Bregno and Mino da Fiesole; in the church of Santi Apostoli, Rome, 1477.
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