Excerpt from French Architects and Sculptors of the Xviiith Century<br><br>The architeé'ts are seen to be engaged in solving the problems conneéted with the creation of the modern house, remodelling old palaces, erecting official monuments, and creating pleasant dwelling places, the charm of which still hangs about the walls of the Petit Trianon and the lovely Hotel de Salm. The sculptors give a new direélion to the sculpture d'appartement and assert their in dependence - giving to the statue, and finally to the statuette, a new significance. Never was the range of interest wider. We pass from the pathos of a great sorrow nobly embodied in the Tomb of the Dauphin by Guillaume Constou fils, to admire the in dividual and poetic creation of Pigalle's Mercury or Houdon's no less famous Diana, We see Falconnet's audacious Peter the Great triumphant on the quays of the Neva, and rejoice with Clodion, whose gay and splendid vitality animates alike work that dares the daylight in the courts of palaces, or dignifies toys fitted only for the boudoir or the closet.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.