Christophe Veyrier

He arrived in Genoa in 1663 and stayed for a number of years, before moving to Rome to live from 1668-70.

He worked in Aix-en-Provence, then settled in Toulon, where he lived until his death in 1689.

In one of his most important commissions, he created religious statues for the Chapel of Corpus Domini in Toulon Cathedral.

Statues of ancient and mythological subjects are attributed to him, including the white marble relief of the family of Darius displayed at Stowe House in England.

The most recent studies attribute to him the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Tivoli Cathedral (according to older literature the statue was formerly attributed to Puget himself).

The Dying Achilles Statue. By Christophe Veyrier. Marble, circa 1683 CE. From Toulon, France. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Darius Before Alexander, Stowe House Buckinghamshire