The brothers Gaspard (born 1624 or 1625, died 10 December 1681) and Balthazar Marsy (baptised 6 January 1628, died May 1674) were French sculptors. Originally from

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, they moved to Paris and were employed by King

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, particularly for the decoration of the palace and gardens at

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. Their sister Jeanne was married to the sculptor Pierre Le Gros the Elder and was the mother of the sculptor Pierre Le Gros the Younger.

Works

*''Bassin d'Encelade'' (Basin of Enceladus; 1675–1677),

References

* Gerhard Bissell
''Marsy (family of sculptors)''
in: '' Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon (Artists of the World)'', Vol. 87, de Gruyter, Berlin 2015, from p. 308 (in German). *Thomas Hedin, ''The Sculpture of Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy'', Columbia (University of Missouri Press) 1983. *François Souchal, ''French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th Centuries: The Reign of Louis XIV.'', vol. III/IV 1987–1993.

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* 17th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 1620s births 1674 deaths 1681 deaths Brother duos Sibling artists {{France-sculptor-stub