Pierre Joseph Chardigny

Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866) was a French sculptor and medal designer.

Pierre Joseph Chardigny was born in 1794 in Aix-en-Provence.

[1] He learned sculpture from François Joseph Bosio.

[1][2] Chardigny designed many sculptures, some of which are held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[3] the Princeton University Art Museum,[4] the Château de Pau,[5] and the Musée Baron-Martin.

[6] Chardigny suggested the design of a 100-foot statue in the shape of William Shakespeare in London, where visitors could go in, but it was turned down on the grounds that it would dehumanize him.