Christophe Gabriel Allegrain: Bridging Rococo Grace and Neoclassical Precision Christophe Gabriel Allegrain (1710 – 1795) stands as a pivotal figure in French sculpture of the mid-eighteenth century, embodying a unique synthesis between the opulent ornamentation of Rococo and the austere elegance championed by neoclassicism. Born into a family steeped in artistic tradition—his father, Etienne Allegrain, was a celebrated topographical…