DUQUESNOY (or DU QUESNOY), Flemish family of sculptors

Jérôme Duquesnoy the Elder was a sculptor famous for his 'Manneken-pis' fountain (1619) behind the town hall in Brussels. His son François was active mainly in Rome where he was a friend of Poussin, and became a leading figure in circle devoted to classical art. François's brother Jérôme Duquesnoy the Younger was a sculptor and architect.




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