Nicolas Coustou

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Nicolas Coustou: References & Edit History

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relationship with Guillaume Coustou
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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 05, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Nov 22, 2023
	Modified link of Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Nicolas Coustou.	Emily Rodriguez	Jan 29, 2019
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 05, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998