French sculptor, the pupil of Guillaume Coustou II. He received his first lessons of drawing at the age of 17. Possibly his teachers were the monks of his village, the monks of the abbey of Quadrant. He continued his studies with Guillaume Coustou in Paris. He was patronized by Bishop Charles-François de Broglie, who brought him to Italy where he remained for five years. Masson specialized in the sculpture of busts and statues of famous men. His career was not interrupted by the Revolution. //