Louis Delaville (1763-1841) Venus à la conque et au triton / Young woman draped in the antique style leaning against an urn Two terracottas signed and dated 1797. H. 36 cm Restorations, minor chips and chips A student of Louis Boizot and Jacques-Louis David at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he was awarded first prize for sculpture in 1798.