DELVAUX,LAURENT. Willame,Georges. — Laurent Delvaux 1696-1778.

Bruxelles & Paris, 1914. VI,97 pp. Ca. 60 monochrome plates. Orig. softcover (printed wrappers). 8vo. -Spine reinforced with a strip of tape.This book describes the life, artistic development, and sculptures of Laurent Delvaux (Ghent, 1696 - Nivelles, 1778). He was an influential 18th-century sculptor from the Southern Netherlands (Flanders) who worked in the styles of the Baroque and early Neoclassical periods. The work explores in greater depth his travels, training, time abroad (including in London and Rome), and his role as court sculptor to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. This publication serves as a study of his sculptures, pulpit figures, allegorical statues, and works in marble or wood found in various churches and museums (primarily in Belgium). - Text in French.