Jean-Louis Lemoyne

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Baroque portrait bust: architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart by Jean-Louis Lemoyne, on display in the Louvre.
Baroque portrait bust: architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart by Jean-Louis Lemoyne, on display in the Louvre.

Jean-Louis Lemoyne (1665-1755) was a French sculptor whose works were commissioned by Louis XIV and Louis XV. His sculptures are featured in major art museums, including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Collection, and the National Gallery of Art.

Lemoyne was the pupil of Antoine Coysevox.

His son Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne was also a noted sculptor.

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