DANTAN, JEAN PIERRE (1800-1869), French sculptor, born in Paris on Dec. 28,1800. His father was a carver in wood, and Jean in company with his brother Antoine Laurent were trained in his studio. The two brothers then studied under Bosio and in 1828 went to Rome. On his return to Paris Jean Pierre be came known for his caricature statuettes. He portrayed many famous men (Talleyrand, Wellington, Rothschild, William IV., Brougham, Liszt, Victor Hugo and many others). He died in Baden-Baden on Sept. 6,1869.