Career
From 1665 until 1675, Lespignola was a student in Rome at the Académie de France. His main employments were royal works at the Palace of Versailles and elsewhere. The Ludovisi Gaul, then known as Arrius and Paeta was copied by Lespingola in Rome in 1684 for Versailles: it still stands, paired with Laocoön, at the entrance to the Tapis Vert.
Lespignola also collaborated on a number of decorative works with Jacques Buirette (1631-1699).
These include models for trophies as well as the lively group of "Three Children Playing with a Swan" (1685-1687).
