nicolas-sébastien adam in the state chamber of the princess. the bâtiments du roi commissioned him for work at the courts of accounts in paris, at the basilica of st. denis, and on the royal chapel at versailles. at the abbey he created a bas-relief saint maur seeking the aid of the lord for the healing of a child. the fathers at the oratory of paris entrusted him with the decoration of the church portal.his reception piece for the academy in 1762 was prometheus bound (french prométhée enchaîné) considered one of the masterpieces of 18th-century sculpture. his most notable work, however, is t…