[Born in Paris, 1764. Died, 1838. Aged 74.]
Known by his works in conjunction with Fontaine. The influence of the
labours of both is matter of history in art. To them is due the
completion of the Louvre and the erection of the arch in the _Place du
Carrousel_ at Paris. Percier wrote several works on art. In his youth
sent to Rome to study, where he gained the friendship of Flaxman and
Canova. Modest and retiring; and in the pursuit of his art most
persevering.
[From a marble in the Louvre, by Pradier.]