 Under Girardon's direction he worked for the sculptural decor of Versailles and its gardens and for the Tuileries.Sébastien Slodtz was the outstanding sculptor to come out of Girardon's atelier.He married in 1892 Magdelaine (Madeleine) de Guichy (or Cucci), the daughter of Domenico Cucci, the gold- and silversmith to king Louis XIV.