Perrache, Michel

Perrache, MICHEL, a French sculptor, was born at Lyons in 1685. At the age of sixteen he visited Italy for improvement, and also went to Flanders, where he executed a number of sculptures for a church at Malines, and was honored with the freedom of the city. In 1717 he returned to France and settled at Lyons, where he practiced the art for many years, and executed a variety of sculptures for the churches and gardens. He died in 1750.