François Rude

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What Wikipedia says

François Rude (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁyd]; 4 January 1784 – 3 November 1855) was a French sculptor, best known for the Departure of the Volunteers, also known as La Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. (1835–36).

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Image: Sophie Rude (Sophie Fremiet) (1797-1867), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.