Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne was a nephew of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1679-1731), a sculptor, and son on Jean Baptiste Lemoyne (1664-1755), a sculptor of note. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II's training was completely French. He studies with his father and Robert Le Lorrain, whose career was so closely linked with the Rohan family. In 1725, he won first prize for sculpture which carried with it the privilege of