SURUGUE, Pierre
(b. 1728 Paris, d. 1786 Paris)
French sculptor and painter, part of a family of artists, son and pupil of Pierre-Étienne Surugue (c. 1698-1743). He also studied at the École de l’Académie Royale and came second in the sculpture competition in 1759. At the 1779 Salon de la Correspondance he exhibited the wax low reliefs Death of Adonis and Hercules at the Feet of Omphale.