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SERGEL (1740-1814)  , Swedish sculptor, was born on the 8th of September 1740 in Stockholm . After studying for some time in Paris he went to Rome, where he remained for twelve years and sculptured a number of groups in marble, including, besides subjects from classical mythology, a colossal representation of " History," in which are depicted the achievements of Gustavus Adolphus before the Chancellor Oxenstierna . It was in Rome also that he modelled the statue of Gustavus III., subsequently cast in bronze and purchased by the city of Stockholm in 1796 . Sergel returned to Stockholm in 1779 and continued to produce his works there . Among them are a tomb for Gustavus Vasa, a monument to Descartes, and a large relief in the church of St Clarens in Stockholm, representing the Resurrection . He died in his native city on the 26th of February 1814 .