The terracotta sculpture is a good example of the neoclassical trend that infused Joseph Chinard’s work during the French Revolution. The figure’s dress testifies to the artist’s real attempt to create a composition set in the reality of ancient times. It is unclear exactly what the sculpture is intended to convey. The presence of a child and a dove, carried in the youth’s hand, leads to the conjecture that the sculpture was an attempt at depicting the idea of peace. Joseph Chinard (Lyon 1756–1813 Lyon). French sculptor. He was trained in Lyon as a painter at the École Royale de Dessins. In 1784–9 he lived in Rome where he received an award from the Accademia di San Luca. Later he lived in Lyon, staying intermittently in Paris and Italy. He was famous as the author of numerous bust portraits, mythological, religious and genre sculptures as well as monumental statues for public buildings (in Lyons, Paris, Marseilles and Bordeaux). Some of his works were destroyed during the French Revolution.