Étienne Maurice Falconet was a French sculptor, whose works embodied an emotional and lyrical part of the 18
th century European Classicism.
The most-known works of Falconet were such sculptures as
Milo of Croton,
Music for the Château de Bellevue, and
Female Gardener for the Château Cressy;
Duck Hunt plaster bas-relief for the Castle of Saint Hubertus; statues
Winter,
Threatening Cupid, and
Bather; the Monument to Peter the Great in Russia.
The envelope with an original stamp features a portrait of Étienne Maurice Falconet against the background of an image of the
Bronze Horseman monument to Peter I, as well as a composition of symbols of various kinds of art: a lyre, palette, books, a quill, column and a theatre curtain.
Additionally, FSUE PTC “Marka” will manufacture a special cancellation postmark for Moscow.
Design: V. Beltyukov.
Circulation: 1,000,000 copies.
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